When will St Mary’s/Alexandria publicly announce Honor Roll?

[Anonymous]

Kids never read the daggone parent email. So really OP does not care about how her kid feels. She's big mad because she can brag to all the other parents about how brilliant her little cherub is.

OP, get some hobbies. Stop living your life through your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

OP, get some hobbies. Stop living your life through your kid.

Says the person posting insults on a private-school DCUM thread at 2:00 pm on a weekday. Too funny.

On a substantive note, there’s zero point to honor roll if it’s not publicized. It’s a dumb exercise. Sorta like a baseball game where the score’s not disclosed. (But I suppose a lot of parents on these boards would prefer that too — after all, the score doesn’t reflect who “worked the hardest.” ). Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

OP, get some hobbies. Stop living your life through your kid.

Says the person posting insults on a private-school DCUM thread at 2:00 pm on a weekday. Too funny.

On a substantive note, there’s zero point to honor roll if it’s not publicized. It’s a dumb exercise. Sorta like a baseball game where the score’s not disclosed. (But I suppose a lot of parents on these boards would prefer that too — after all, the score doesn’t reflect who “worked the hardest.” ). Sad.

Well, some of us don’t see honor roll as “scores”. My child isn’t in competition with your child like your baseball analogy suggests. She’s in competition with herself.

If you need public acknowledgment in order to feel better about yourself, I hope you get it. I just wonder if your kid cares as much as you do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

OP, get some hobbies. Stop living your life through your kid.

Says the person posting insults on a private-school DCUM thread at 2:00 pm on a weekday. Too funny.

On a substantive note, there’s zero point to honor roll if it’s not publicized. It’s a dumb exercise. Sorta like a baseball game where the score’s not disclosed. (But I suppose a lot of parents on these boards would prefer that too — after all, the score doesn’t reflect who “worked the hardest.” ). Sad.

Well, some of us don’t see honor roll as “scores”. My child isn’t in competition with your child like your baseball analogy suggests. She’s in competition with herself.

If you need public acknowledgment in order to feel better about yourself, I hope you get it. I just wonder if your kid cares as much as you do.

Naïveté is charming. I wonder, then, why the school EVER publicized it. Maybe they just suddenly become enlightened this June (likely after being badgered by parents like you for “not being inclusive.”).

It’s no coincidence that these changes come as the middle school implodes. Culture and priorities matter. If you don’t celebrate excellence, you won’t get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

OP, get some hobbies. Stop living your life through your kid.

Says the person posting insults on a private-school DCUM thread at 2:00 pm on a weekday. Too funny.

On a substantive note, there’s zero point to honor roll if it’s not publicized. It’s a dumb exercise. Sorta like a baseball game where the score’s not disclosed. (But I suppose a lot of parents on these boards would prefer that too — after all, the score doesn’t reflect who “worked the hardest.” ). Sad.

Well, some of us don’t see honor roll as “scores”. My child isn’t in competition with your child like your baseball analogy suggests. She’s in competition with herself.

If you need public acknowledgment in order to feel better about yourself, I hope you get it. I just wonder if your kid cares as much as you do.

Naïveté is charming. I wonder, then, why the school EVER publicized it. Maybe they just suddenly become enlightened this June (likely after being badgered by parents like you for “not being inclusive.”).

It’s no coincidence that these changes come as the middle school implodes. Culture and priorities matter. If you don’t celebrate excellence, you won’t get it.

Oh, I do celebrate excellence. I just see it in all its forms, not the extremely narrow lens of honor roll acknowledgments. Yes, perhaps your school has become recently enlightened. I think your child will survive, even if you struggle with this.

My private school still does it. I, honestly, don’t really care. As I stated above, perhaps your necessary accommodation is public acknowledgment like my daughter’s is dyslexia strategy. I hope you get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

OP, get some hobbies. Stop living your life through your kid.

Says the person posting insults on a private-school DCUM thread at 2:00 pm on a weekday. Too funny.

On a substantive note, there’s zero point to honor roll if it’s not publicized. It’s a dumb exercise. Sorta like a baseball game where the score’s not disclosed. (But I suppose a lot of parents on these boards would prefer that too — after all, the score doesn’t reflect who “worked the hardest.” ). Sad.

Well, some of us don’t see honor roll as “scores”. My child isn’t in competition with your child like your baseball analogy suggests. She’s in competition with herself.

If you need public acknowledgment in order to feel better about yourself, I hope you get it. I just wonder if your kid cares as much as you do.

Naïveté is charming. I wonder, then, why the school EVER publicized it. Maybe they just suddenly become enlightened this June (likely after being badgered by parents like you for “not being inclusive.”).

It’s no coincidence that these changes come as the middle school implodes. Culture and priorities matter. If you don’t celebrate excellence, you won’t get it.

Oh, I do celebrate excellence. I just see it in all its forms, not the extremely narrow lens of honor roll acknowledgments. Yes, perhaps your school has become recently enlightened. I think your child will survive, even if you struggle with this.

My private school still does it. I, honestly, don’t really care. As I stated above, perhaps your necessary accommodation is public acknowledgment like my daughter’s is dyslexia strategy. I hope you get it.

Yeah, it’s SO rare and unheard of to publicly post the Honor Roll. Never heard of THAT! Or to publicly give people awards or celebrate their accomplishments. So silly. Who does such things?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

OP, get some hobbies. Stop living your life through your kid.

Says the person posting insults on a private-school DCUM thread at 2:00 pm on a weekday. Too funny.

On a substantive note, there’s zero point to honor roll if it’s not publicized. It’s a dumb exercise. Sorta like a baseball game where the score’s not disclosed. (But I suppose a lot of parents on these boards would prefer that too — after all, the score doesn’t reflect who “worked the hardest.” ). Sad.

Well, some of us don’t see honor roll as “scores”. My child isn’t in competition with your child like your baseball analogy suggests. She’s in competition with herself.

If you need public acknowledgment in order to feel better about yourself, I hope you get it. I just wonder if your kid cares as much as you do.

Naïveté is charming. I wonder, then, why the school EVER publicized it. Maybe they just suddenly become enlightened this June (likely after being badgered by parents like you for “not being inclusive.”).

It’s no coincidence that these changes come as the middle school implodes. Culture and priorities matter. If you don’t celebrate excellence, you won’t get it.

We all know you really mean:

…celebrate excellence of MY child.

Was this the first time DC made the principal’s list and you are craving recognition, OP?

LET IT GO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

OP, get some hobbies. Stop living your life through your kid.

Says the person posting insults on a private-school DCUM thread at 2:00 pm on a weekday. Too funny.

On a substantive note, there’s zero point to honor roll if it’s not publicized. It’s a dumb exercise. Sorta like a baseball game where the score’s not disclosed. (But I suppose a lot of parents on these boards would prefer that too — after all, the score doesn’t reflect who “worked the hardest.” ). Sad.

Well, some of us don’t see honor roll as “scores”. My child isn’t in competition with your child like your baseball analogy suggests. She’s in competition with herself.

If you need public acknowledgment in order to feel better about yourself, I hope you get it. I just wonder if your kid cares as much as you do.

Naïveté is charming. I wonder, then, why the school EVER publicized it. Maybe they just suddenly become enlightened this June (likely after being badgered by parents like you for “not being inclusive.”).

It’s no coincidence that these changes come as the middle school implodes. Culture and priorities matter. If you don’t celebrate excellence, you won’t get it.

We all know you really mean:

…celebrate excellence of MY child.

Was this the first time DC made the principal’s list and you are craving recognition, OP?

LET IT GO.

You raise an excellent point. People are only looking for their own kid’s name. They aren’t paying attention to the other names anyway. OP, nobody is wondering if your kid got honor roll. They are only thinking of their own kids. This omission is NOT a big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

OP, get some hobbies. Stop living your life through your kid.

Says the person posting insults on a private-school DCUM thread at 2:00 pm on a weekday. Too funny.

On a substantive note, there’s zero point to honor roll if it’s not publicized. It’s a dumb exercise. Sorta like a baseball game where the score’s not disclosed. (But I suppose a lot of parents on these boards would prefer that too — after all, the score doesn’t reflect who “worked the hardest.” ). Sad.

Well, some of us don’t see honor roll as “scores”. My child isn’t in competition with your child like your baseball analogy suggests. She’s in competition with herself.

If you need public acknowledgment in order to feel better about yourself, I hope you get it. I just wonder if your kid cares as much as you do.

Naïveté is charming. I wonder, then, why the school EVER publicized it. Maybe they just suddenly become enlightened this June (likely after being badgered by parents like you for “not being inclusive.”).

It’s no coincidence that these changes come as the middle school implodes. Culture and priorities matter. If you don’t celebrate excellence, you won’t get it.

We all know you really mean:

…celebrate excellence of MY child.

Was this the first time DC made the principal’s list and you are craving recognition, OP?

LET IT GO.

You raise an excellent point. People are only looking for their own kid’s name. They aren’t paying attention to the other names anyway. OP, nobody is wondering if your kid got honor roll. They are only thinking of their own kids. This omission is NOT a big deal.

Then why did they ever bother publicizing it at all? Why the change now?

You like to pretend that it’s no big deal, blah, blah, blah. Just admit it was likely the result of agitating by mediocre parents who were sad bc they felt left out. It’s that simple. Just admit it, instead of pretending like it’s some insignificant oversight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

OP, get some hobbies. Stop living your life through your kid.

Says the person posting insults on a private-school DCUM thread at 2:00 pm on a weekday. Too funny.

On a substantive note, there’s zero point to honor roll if it’s not publicized. It’s a dumb exercise. Sorta like a baseball game where the score’s not disclosed. (But I suppose a lot of parents on these boards would prefer that too — after all, the score doesn’t reflect who “worked the hardest.” ). Sad.

Well, some of us don’t see honor roll as “scores”. My child isn’t in competition with your child like your baseball analogy suggests. She’s in competition with herself.

If you need public acknowledgment in order to feel better about yourself, I hope you get it. I just wonder if your kid cares as much as you do.

Naïveté is charming. I wonder, then, why the school EVER publicized it. Maybe they just suddenly become enlightened this June (likely after being badgered by parents like you for “not being inclusive.”).

It’s no coincidence that these changes come as the middle school implodes. Culture and priorities matter. If you don’t celebrate excellence, you won’t get it.

Can it really mean much if the school is imploding? Wouldn’t it be better to move to a school where it actually counts for something?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

OP, get some hobbies. Stop living your life through your kid.

Says the person posting insults on a private-school DCUM thread at 2:00 pm on a weekday. Too funny.

On a substantive note, there’s zero point to honor roll if it’s not publicized. It’s a dumb exercise. Sorta like a baseball game where the score’s not disclosed. (But I suppose a lot of parents on these boards would prefer that too — after all, the score doesn’t reflect who “worked the hardest.” ). Sad.

Well, some of us don’t see honor roll as “scores”. My child isn’t in competition with your child like your baseball analogy suggests. She’s in competition with herself.

If you need public acknowledgment in order to feel better about yourself, I hope you get it. I just wonder if your kid cares as much as you do.

Naïveté is charming. I wonder, then, why the school EVER publicized it. Maybe they just suddenly become enlightened this June (likely after being badgered by parents like you for “not being inclusive.”).

It’s no coincidence that these changes come as the middle school implodes. Culture and priorities matter. If you don’t celebrate excellence, you won’t get it.

We all know you really mean:

…celebrate excellence of MY child.

Was this the first time DC made the principal’s list and you are craving recognition, OP?

LET IT GO.

You raise an excellent point. People are only looking for their own kid’s name. They aren’t paying attention to the other names anyway. OP, nobody is wondering if your kid got honor roll. They are only thinking of their own kids. This omission is NOT a big deal.

Then why did they ever bother publicizing it at all? Why the change now?

You like to pretend that it’s no big deal, blah, blah, blah. Just admit it was likely the result of agitating by mediocre parents who were sad bc they felt left out. It’s that simple. Just admit it, instead of pretending like it’s some insignificant oversight.

By your own admission, the school is imploding. Perhaps this isn’t some huge conspiracy against your child. Maybe they are just dealing with more important issues

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

OP, get some hobbies. Stop living your life through your kid.

Says the person posting insults on a private-school DCUM thread at 2:00 pm on a weekday. Too funny.

On a substantive note, there’s zero point to honor roll if it’s not publicized. It’s a dumb exercise. Sorta like a baseball game where the score’s not disclosed. (But I suppose a lot of parents on these boards would prefer that too — after all, the score doesn’t reflect who “worked the hardest.” ). Sad.

Well, some of us don’t see honor roll as “scores”. My child isn’t in competition with your child like your baseball analogy suggests. She’s in competition with herself.

If you need public acknowledgment in order to feel better about yourself, I hope you get it. I just wonder if your kid cares as much as you do.

Naïveté is charming. I wonder, then, why the school EVER publicized it. Maybe they just suddenly become enlightened this June (likely after being badgered by parents like you for “not being inclusive.”).

It’s no coincidence that these changes come as the middle school implodes. Culture and priorities matter. If you don’t celebrate excellence, you won’t get it.

We all know you really mean:

…celebrate excellence of MY child.

Was this the first time DC made the principal’s list and you are craving recognition, OP?

LET IT GO.

You raise an excellent point. People are only looking for their own kid’s name. They aren’t paying attention to the other names anyway. OP, nobody is wondering if your kid got honor roll. They are only thinking of their own kids. This omission is NOT a big deal.

Then why did they ever bother publicizing it at all? Why the change now?

You like to pretend that it’s no big deal, blah, blah, blah. Just admit it was likely the result of agitating by mediocre parents who were sad bc they felt left out. It’s that simple. Just admit it, instead of pretending like it’s some insignificant oversight.

By your own admission, the school is imploding. Perhaps this isn’t some huge conspiracy against your child. Maybe they are just dealing with more important issues

… and stop referring to others as mediocre parents. You have no idea what they are dealing with. I’m thinking your only problem is an intense need for public accolades. Others are dealing with REAL problems, and overcoming real problems is just as impressive as a few As on a report card.

If your need for acknowledgment is so great, call the school and demand that a newsletter get sent. I’m sure they’ll do it, and you can rest knowing that everyone sees how tremendous of a parent you are. I’d check with your child first, though. I’m still guessing this is your issue and the kid doesn’t really care.

[Anonymous]

I respectfully request that parents stop agitating for the school to implement silly changes in policy that upend years/decades of tradition and practice, which are integral to the school’s culture and values.

Yes, they should publicize Honor Roll. Yes, they should go to Friday mass. Etc.

I’m sorry your snow flake fell short and feels excluded. Boo hoo. It’s a good life lesson. Not everyone gets honor roll. Not everyone makes All Stars. Not everyone wins. Work harder next time and strive, and stop making excuses and trying to drag everyone else down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I respectfully request that parents stop agitating for the school to implement silly changes in policy that upend years/decades of tradition and practice, which are integral to the school’s culture and values.

Yes, they should publicize Honor Roll. Yes, they should go to Friday mass. Etc.

I’m sorry your snow flake fell short and feels excluded. Boo hoo. It’s a good life lesson. Not everyone gets honor roll. Not everyone makes All Stars. Not everyone wins. Work harder next time and strive, and stop making excuses and trying to drag everyone else down.

As I stated above: CALL THE SCHOOL AND COMPLAIN. Tell them you demand to have your child’s name published. You care far more about this than anybody else, so just go get what you want.

Whether or not my child makes honor roll has absolutely no impact on my life. None. Not an iota. Most of us really, really don’t care. We don’t “boo hoo” if the kids don't get it, and we don’t throw parties if they do. It’s a piece of paper that gets put in a memory box to collect dust, and I say this as a parent with a box of these certificates.

And STOP saying that kids need to work harder or strive more. Read carefully: grades are not a clear indicator of a child’s success. There are far too many variables. I am beginning to see that you need to tear CHILDREN down to make yourself feel better, though, so I doubt you’ll get the message.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I respectfully request that parents stop agitating for the school to implement silly changes in policy that upend years/decades of tradition and practice, which are integral to the school’s culture and values.

Yes, they should publicize Honor Roll. Yes, they should go to Friday mass. Etc.

I’m sorry your snow flake fell short and feels excluded. Boo hoo. It’s a good life lesson. Not everyone gets honor roll. Not everyone makes All Stars. Not everyone wins. Work harder next time and strive, and stop making excuses and trying to drag everyone else down.

DP. Does this reflect the school’s culture and values?