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So if your child is just skating by but has an A, that's fine with you?
.[/quote]Not always, but in a lot of cases, yeah.  Time and effort are not infinite resources.  If she can get an A for putting in 3 hours in x subject, and using another 2 hours doing something else worthwhile; I would prefer that than to putting in 5 hours in x subject and still getting an A, but with a lot more effort and time.  And why stop at 5 hours?  Why not 10?  Sometimes you do what you need to do so you can get to something else.  It's a valuable skill.[/quote]

Correct, and the PP's rationale is mine as well. They have an A... why would they put in more effort when that effort could be spent on something else? Opportunity cost applies in more than just economics. This has shifted a bit away from just talking about kindergarten, but by late elementary school my kids had enough competing priorities that as long as they had an A I don't see the point in telling them they need "more effort". Why and how? They already have the highest category of grade; more effort at that point is not going to yield a substantial benefit that is worth the extra effort.

That's actually what I hope for, really, that they're able to get all A's with little effort. Because that frees up a ton of time and effort for other things we consider important as well. Obviously academics are priority #1, so everything else gets only the time and effort which is left over once that priority has been taken care of therefore maximizing that amount of available time and effort is ideal.[/quote]
You are quoting me, so we agree.  The only caveat I would add is that I do believe in putting forth strong effort at times.  That's an important skill also.  It just doesn't have to be with every class, especially those that are easy.[/quote]

Sorry I messed up the quotes -- I meant to direct my reply to the person you quoted who asked if I was ok with kids skating by if they have an A but reference your post as well since you said everything I was thinking. Didn't mean to give the impression we disagreed.

As far as your caveat, that's a good point about knowing when it is important to give your full effort. Our rule is that either, you must put in enough effort to get a satisfactory result (defined differently based on activity in question; for academics it's A grades obviously) OR if you fall short of that you must be able to honestly say you gave it your good faith best effort.
It's OK for the kids to get an A without trying, and it's also OK to get a B or a C as long as they honestly were trying and not slacking but if that happens we will work with them to figure out how to improve for next quarter. However as long as they honestly were putting in the effort they wouldn't be in trouble for poor grades.[/quote]

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