My child is finally starting to show improvement in school
By llagosto
@llagosto (14)
United States
September 23, 2007 11:39am CST
Let me just start off by saying when i was a child the rules about school were a's and b's only! So as an adult i expect the same from my child. I was great at school so my parents had no problem. My daughter who is my eldest is ten and this is the first progress report i have ever seen that was such an improvement and a relief to me(because she is showing such improvement). She had all a's and b's except for an f in composition. She joined the cheerleading squad and i think this is what helped her want to do better. Well the rule was if she didnt get a's and b's she couldnt do cheerleading. Cheerleading just started this week so im stuck on what to do. Im afraid if i take her out she will go back to not caring and im afraid if i keep her in she will think she can run over me because the rule isnt being carried out. Someone please give me some type of advice on this situation PLEASE!!
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@chenxiaoyue_713 (2165)
• China
24 Sep 07
Firstly, congratulations! This is really a good news for you. Every parent wants his or her child to be accomplished in the future, and this requires an excellent achievement since the first day the child enters school. To parents, the child are all their caring. To be more accurate, their lives changed ever since the birth of the child, who brings happiness to a family. I can understand your happiness and also your proudness. What your daughter brings to you can never be replaced by other things. Just remeber to be more confident. Believe that she will make more progress in the future, and never feel disappointed of her. This is what a parent should do.
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@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
24 Sep 07
Compromise - she can stay in cheerleading but you and her and the teacher must sit down and figure out what caused the F, and she must do additional work to ensure that the F will NOT happen again. Because then she will lose the cheerleading privilege (and it is a privilege not a right).
SHe may have goofed off or she may have really been trying.
Set up a regular communication session with the teacher, be it a phone call or a note or a face-to-face, make sure your daughter is doing her work and has a good attitude etc.
She may have learning disabilities...and that should be looked into if she is working hard.
@meemingNEW (2226)
• Philippines
24 Sep 07
If I am in your situation and to have such a talented daughter.. except for composition .. I will still encourage her to do what she wants.. Like cheerleading. Your child loves it and just as you said, it somewhat helped her improve some of her grades. Though not all grades improved, she can still improve it.. I do suggest that you won't take her out of the squad. I mean, your daughter loves it and she's part of it already. Please try not to take her out. In my opinion, if you will take her out of cheerleading.. Her grades may decrease, self-confidence? or whatever. It's just that I want my daughter to be happy with what she wants to do. All you have to do is encourage her both in her studies and in her cheerleading or any other extra curricular activities. I hope your daughter will do well in school. Best of luck to you.
@archer1811 (1098)
• Philippines
24 Sep 07
Congratulations! At least you're free from worrying her schools achievement. I know what you feel, coz I am feelin that way too with my 5 year old son. I just received his report card last weekend and we are very happy about his prformance in school, even if he is new in that school he still have the chance to be one of the honor student. We always praise him in every little thing he does in school, specially during their periodical exams in every high score he gets we make sure that a reward is given to him, like toys or anything that he want.
Just always acknowledged your child good grades and sure to give her a reward in every good grades she got.
