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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]He has worked really hard and is hugely disappointed that he won't be on the A honor roll[/quote]

OK, you lost your case with me. Btw the teacher sounds horrible ... just horrible, but you can not have this thought re: "The A Honor Roll". You are allowing a set-up for heartache when grades aren't perfect enough. This is the age to explore strengths and weaknesses, and face weaknesses (or less-than-A's)[/quote]

OP here. I understand what you're saying and I agree - in theory. Less than A (any grade!) is perfectly fine if it represents him trying his hardest. We've talked about that forever and I started this year telling him NOT to expect he'd do well in everything but to give it his best and be proud of his effort. This year is the first year he has had straight As (with the notable exception of FACS) and he was so, SO excited. To see his hard work dinged by a teacher in this way was really disheartening to him (and us) because he felt like he couldn't work his way past it with more effort, harder work. He just felt hated and punished - in a way that went beyond just the class itself because it lost him his "A roll" that he felt he'd worked so hard for. [/quote]

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