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Anonymous wrote:OP are you possibly the one who is a little competitive? My DD is in K and I cannot even imagine this being on my radar.

I'm, I can't help it. I compare kids all the time. How do I get out of this competitive mindset?

Being confident in who you are and who your child is. No need to justify yourself against others.

Anonymous wrote:OP are you possibly the one who is a little competitive? My DD is in K and I cannot even imagine this being on my radar.

I'm, I can't help it. I compare kids all the time. How do I get out of this competitive mindset?

OP are you possibly the one who is a little competitive? My DD is in K and I cannot even imagine this being on my radar.

Anonymous wrote:What the hell IS an "honors club?" I've been a public school teacher for 14 years and an administrator for 10 years (always at the elementary level). I've taught in 3 different states and have never heard of an "honors club."

I've heard of the Natiional Honor Society but nothing at the elementary level. Please explain this honors club and what exactly it entails.

Principal Ambassador’s Club. They spend special time with the principal and get special accolades and treats. They're being distinguished from other students.

Curious where op is posting from.

What the hell IS an "honors club?" I've been a public school teacher for 14 years and an administrator for 10 years (always at the elementary level). I've taught in 3 different states and have never heard of an "honors club."

I've heard of the Natiional Honor Society but nothing at the elementary level. Please explain this honors club and what exactly it entails.

Lady, you are in for a long ride if you are going to give a rat's ass about shit like this.

Let me let you in on a little secret: There will always be other kids who are smarter, happier, prettier, harder working, stronger, faster, more athletic, more whatever than your DD. That's okay. You wouldn't trade her.

Don't let your insecurities spoil your enjoyment of your child and potentially your relationship with her. Get a grip.

Anonymous wrote:So ... the other girl is better at standing in lines facing forward? Using whatever the "proper" grip is on a pencil these days?

Who gives a shit? It's KINDERGARTEN.

It's for "students who try their best in both academics and good citizenship".

What about kids who are not people pleasers, who don't try hard to please the teacher?

Anonymous wrote:What kind of school has a special honors club for kindergarten?

It's a regular public school. The honors club is for the entire school, it just starts at K.

Where was that thread about how not to look at your kid as a race horse?

I was wondering the same thing.

I do get were OP is coming from. Our school gives out monthly public awards for good behavior. The kids that have mastered sucking up and becoming teachers pets always get these awards. And then the parents post about it on facebook. It does get old after a while.

So ... the other girl is better at standing in lines facing forward? Using whatever the "proper" grip is on a pencil these days?

Who gives a shit? It's KINDERGARTEN.

What kind of school has a special honors club for kindergarten?

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PS I really wish now they didn't end up in the same class. Now it feels like a constant competition.

So DD started K this year and she ended up in a class with her friend and our good friends' daughter. The other girl is pretty bright, she's also very competitive and has a people-pleaser personality. So she tries extra hard. She became teacher's pet. The teacher is an older country woman who likes the proper manners and "nice" girls.

My DD isn't competitive at all. My DD is a little quirky and shy, and although grasps things quickly, she's not as verbal.

I've just read that the other girl got into the special honors club already and ouch, that hurts that my DD didn't. Despite the fact that I supplement an hour a day with her at home and she's making good progress.