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[quote=Anonymous]Personally I would not be offended if this honestly was a mess.  I think it comes down to your own personality style.  Some people are the kind of parent who asks a misbehaving child "I'm not sure you are making good choices right now.  Can you stop and think through the consequences and come up with a better way of getting your point across?" while some say "Stop it now."  Teachers are the same way.

I don't mince words with my kids and I think it's quite okay for them to know that people are not always happy with them - very definitely if it is deserved.  They know what is right/wrong, good/bad, neat/messy, etc.  I don't want them weaseling around it or making excuses when their performance isn't good.

The teacher made a point - the work was a mess (she never said anything about accuracy) and asked a question - are you proud of it?  Presumably she knows your child's skill level for neat work and this was below par.  I wouldn't question it unless the work honestly wasn't a mess (for your child - I realize every child is different so the expectations need to be appropriate.)[/quote]

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