Yesterday Connor brought home his first progress report from school. This isn't a report card, it's just printed reports that each of his teachers gave to him detailing what his score were on different papers, quizzes and test.
We have parent portal at the Infinite Campus where we can also look up this stuff but the reports he brought home yesterday were more complete. I'm happy to report that currently he's on track to bring home four A's and two B's.
Because of his ADD, he struggles in school, he never developed the natural love of reading that both Fred and I have and we have to be constantly vigilant in his education for fear that he could fall through the cracks. For him to be bringing home this type of progress report for the type of transition year 7th grade is, is just awesome and we're so proud of him.
We do reward for this type of thing sometimes, although I know not all parents approve of this or do it, with some parents, good grades are just expected, but we know how hard school is for him so for us, rewarding him helps. He has been waiting since last year for The Force Unleashed. He's had a reserve on it since the middle of summer and has been slowly paying on it. The game was released today and after work I stopped by GameStop and paid the remaining $20 bucks off for him and picked it up. Guess what he and Fred are doing right now?
I'm being totally ignored and this is why I'm upstairs on my laptop blogging about all of this.
Well, I'm hitting the hay early tonight, my current issue of Vanity Fair is on my nightstand and I'm going to go read until I fall asleep.
Later.....
6 comments:
That IS something to be really proud of! More challenging course work, a new schedule to adjust to, all the social "things" that come with 7th grade...in spite of all those adjustments, it sounds like Connor is off to a great start!
We have IC in our district, too. It's a great tool, although sometimes I feel a little like Big Brother! lol
Wonderful news with Connor!! Junior High is tough! Congratulations, you have reason to be proud.
YEAH for Connor!!! and I have no idea what The Force Unleashed is (I did visit your link later) but I'm sure I will find out when my almost 3 yr old gets a little older! Better start saving my, or maybe his, $$ now!! :)
Glad to see you at the store a couple weeks ago!
Congrats to Connor! Be sure to tell him you have lots of friends that are proud of him. I have had young friends with ADD and school is truly challenging, so I applaud you and Fred for instilling in Connor great values of learning skills early in life.
Hooray for Connor!! :)I'm so glad you choose to reward the extra effort it takes him to achieve those grades.
Although, as a fellow ADD person, I *love* to read *grinning,* and I cannot stay interested enough in video games to play even Mario Brothers all the way through.
Woohoo to Connor! That's great news, and certainly a measure of his own work as well as your most excellent and diligent parenting skills too:)
Jr High IS tough...I can remember! Wouldn't want to go back to those years in time, nosiree.
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