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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You all are weird.  Why is okay to be proud that you kid scored a soccer goal, but not that they did well on a test?[/quote]

Because making a goal in soccer takes effort, practice and teamwork. Being proud of your kid’s effort is different than being proud of his ability. 
“I’m proud of my kid being an above grade level reader” is quite a different statement than “I’m proud of my kid for sticking with a challenging book.”[/quote]

Proud that your kid kicked a dumb ball in a net?! What the hell will that get him later in life? Absolutely nothing. Now that’s weird! I’d be proud of my above grade level reader anyday -reading also takes practice and effort. And reading, unlike soccer, will take him far!
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1. For many, reading actually takes zero practice and effort at all.

2. Kicking a ball effectively can do a lot in later life. It can help build self esteem. It can help with confidence. It can help with friendships. It can help with positive peer pressure scenerios. It can help with goals, scholarships, collee admissions, private school admissions and friendships.

3. Lots and lots of kids who are not at your kid's level in reading catch up. (And even for those that don't, you so realize that as adults your kid's reading level isn't some trumping force of nature). Reading levels are irrelevant soon enough and that's why we don't need to know, for example, what level a college student is as a sophomore v a senior.

You sound so awful. [/quote]

+1. DD did not need to work hard with reading and never has. She reads well above her level and that school comes easy to her without effort.  I’m not proud of her test results and am indifferent to any scores that come home.  I’m cheering on the sidelines during every soccer game, because that’s where she is putting in the effort and beaming when she makes the goal.

I’m very proud of DS, who needed reading and writing remediation when he was younger and has worked tremendously hard over the years to make progress.

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