Uggghh...DD's beating herself up over missing Honor Roll by .25

[FINFAN]

Not even POC on tv tonight is cheering her up! And that is her favorite movie , EVER!
Sigh...I know she's extra upset because her group of friends always make it , if not High Honor Roll. So now she feels like a loser. To have missed it by so little...and we know why, she earned a 90% in Chem/Phys, and you need a 91% to obtain an A...and she missed a B in English also by one point. If she had gotten either of those, she'd have made it. Both teachers have stated that all grades are final.
Tough one to take, and we have told her repeatedly it's a great report card.....she's so hard on herself!
Now DS on the other hand...he's be doing cartwheels on th eroof if he had those grades! Me Too!!!!!!!!!!


Pam

 

[luvflorida]

for your daughter. I know she must really be disappointed and frustrated. It's tough to come that close and not make it, and despite what some people may say, it DOES make a difference to your daughter.

 

[Buckalew11]

I have a DD like that. I am not sure how to deal with it. Hugs to your DD. I wish they could see the bigger picture. Her report card sounds like she did great!!

 

[bballmom56]

That's a wonderful report card! The same thing happened to my DS last year. If he had gotten a 90 instead of an 89 in his Media Tech. class, he would have made high honor roll (had not made it previously). I keep telling him that every point counts (he's the kind that doesn't always go the extra mile), and that was frustrating. By the way, she is hardly a loser! Some marking periods are tougher than others.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

In College--once I had to ace an exam to get a B in a class. I had every question correct--but then changed ONE stinkin' answer. No B--and almost lost my scholarship (made it up next semester by the skin of my teeth). That was my first semester--and to this day..if it is bubbled in and I am not 100% positive it is the wrong bubble--I will NOT change the answer.

I'm so sorry!

BTW--those are awesome grades!

 

[Pop Daddy]

Tell her to get over it. I missed it every year I was in school

 

[FINFAN]

Thanks all...EXCEPT for you PD! I can tell you REALLY felt guilty about not making HR. But seriously, it is a great report card, but she is stressing as this is her sophomore year and time is fleeting. She was straggling this a.m., not wanting to have any extra time to chat with friends....I even reminded her that her GPA allows her the "good student discount" for auto insurance...HUGE since my kids have to have 1 years worth of $ up front before being allowed to get their license...but she is still bumming. Not to mention the HR list is published in the newspaper, so there it is for all to see...and it won't hit the papers 'till January...right about when she will have started to forget about it all. Oh well, she said she is currently getting the highest grade in Chem/Phys, so I guess she made up the point overall, just not in time for the quarter grade. And like I said, DS is a WHOLE 'nother dimension from this...it is so , having both personality types...ahhh well, life goes on.


Pam

 

[SC Minnie]

Keep reminding her that the school year is not over. Don't let her get defeated and quit trying. With just a little more effort this grading period HR should be a cinch.

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

I feel for you and your DD. That's hard, but somehow she needs to realize it's not the end of the world!

I also have a DD who normally makes straight A's, and the least little 'bad' grade gets her upset. My DS on the other hand, as long as he passes, we're good.

and one more college story, to graduate with honors I needed an overall 3.50 for the entire time in college. At graduation, I had a 3.49. So no honors. I was SOOOOOOOOO upset, but now when I have all these years to look back on it, no biggie.

 

[DVCLiz]

DD11 (sixth grade) missed a B in Social Studies by one or two points, so there goes A/B Honor Roll. Oh, well...

We are going to have this issue anyway, because older sister has always excelled academically, and younger DD is not quite as strong a student as her sister was/is. Older DD never had a C on any report card, and younger DD has one her first middle school report card. Hopefully she'll bring it up next time - but I'm also going to relax a little this time around, too. Lots of kids are not stellar students, but they all seem to find their strengths and have a happy college experience. A good lesson for me!!!!

 

[LvsTnk]

I know what you mean my 3 kids are soooo different. Except my oldest son could care less about his sisters good grades it's the sports thing he goes nuts over. The last time her name was in the paper for a sport she just picked up over the summer he said he didn't even want to know about it.

Hugs to your daughter, those are great grades!! I know what your saying about the paper thing they do that here too.