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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would share the full report card only if I thought that the criticism was warranted.

My DS is high achieving NT, Indian-American, UMC kid from a loving, intact, functional family.  
Which means that we are pretty much on our own time/dime to get his advanced academic and EC needs met. The teachers  cannot comprehend his advanced capabilities and feel that he is being pressurized by us to do well. They are focussed on getting him to "take it easy".   So there is nothing much in the academics section that we pay attention to.  The praise is also highly accusatory.  "Larlo excels in education and wants more homework - this may cause burnout and mental fatigue in the future".

Now, on the flip side of the coin,  most teachers have very little patience with any behavioral issues from Indian-Americans.  They are more likely to take a lot of crap behavior from any other non-Indian. Blacks, Whites, Hispanics - all sins are pardoned.

So, mostly I coach my kids at home in terms of the appropriate behavior and interaction at school, playdates, EC activities, social situations etc, and make him aware of the biases of the teachers and how to navigate it.  What does not kill you makes you stronger. They are also taught to be stealth overachievers and not share their achievements with others because it leads to jealousies.

If the report card is not factual, I don't share it.  Sometimes there are some useful and constructive information and that is stuff that I share. [/quote]

You sound unhinged. [/quote]

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