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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know twins where one kid was accepted into AAP and the other is not in Level III. No big deal, different skills, different kids. Just because they are Twins doesn't mean they are equally bright or good at school. It could be that one of your kid needs to work harder then the other to learn the material, that is just life.d[/quote]

Seriously, I know that. You missed the entire point. Two kids, same class, completely different efforts but the same grade.  It reinforced for one kid that goofing off and doing nothing is fine and for the kid that worked hard, it showed her it didn’t matter. She could have coasted and not shown up like the brother half the time. [/quote]

No you miss the point. All that matters is that the kid learns the material. If both your kids learned the same material then they will earn the same grade. If one has to work harder to learn the material, no big deal. The one who is more motivated to do additional work and not coast by is going to be better off in the future. She is more likely to do the homework and push beyond what the Teacher asks. That might not mean as much in ES but will mean a lot more in HS. My brothers were super smart and mainly earned Bs in high school because they never did their homework. They aced all their tests with very little work but that was not enough to earn the A. I worked my butt off, did all my homework and earned my A even though I am not as bright as they are because I did the work.

What you tell your daughter is that you always make your best effort and it will pay off. Right now she is developing good habits. You tell her brother that it is easy to coast by now but the day will come that won't suffice and his lack of effort will hurt him.

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