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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please don’t focus so much on grades at this age, especially at it does appear that she may have a challenge with attention and focusing on details. Every child is not going to get all As. She’s knows she is disappointing you already, I am sure.

Have the work sent home, and go over the errors with her without scolding and repeating that if she’d be more careful she’d do better. Shaming is not helpful. Just say that you want to be sure she understands the material. Over time, she will recognize for herself that she needs to be more careful.

It’s about learning to love learning, and being a good human. Elementary grades do not matter.[/quote]

Agree, you don't shame the child. You redo the work and discuss how it is important to understand what she is learning and to be able to show the teacher that she understands what she is learning. You work with her to understand the material. More likely then not, she will learn that she needs to take her time at school so that she doesn't have to redo the work at home.

If she is making mistakes because she doesn't understand the material then you are helping her learn the material and you can better understand where she is in school. Not every student is an A student, or a 4 in FCPS, more kids then people like to believe are struggling in ES and could use the extra help at school and at home.

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