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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a girl scout leader, I have really nice kids from good families in my troop.  I've been surprised at how much the kids compare grades, MAP M and MAP R scores and accomplishments with each other all the time.  There are no parents around, except me, and I overhear this when they are working in groups and chatting to each other.  It's difficult because the child that is scoring less high appears to feel less than her peers.  All I can do is talk about how everyone has their strengths, and sometimes you need to work harder and you can't give up.

I really don't think it has anything to do with parents, kids just naturally compare their accomplishments. I think you need to accept that your son is going to hear about grades from his friends and you need to prepare him for that interaction.

I know my oldest child is capable of A work in Math, and would want to know why he received a B+, if he made a B+ in English (not his strongest subject) I would be okay with that.[/quote]

well, if the kids are old enough to talk and care about grades, then they are old enough to handle the bad feeling.  [/quote]

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