Why do people hate the Proud of your Honor Student for Bumper Stickers?

[disfan07]

meh, there are kids that aren't on the honor roll that work just as hard.

I agree 100%. ANd there are kids who are not on the honor roll who work harder. I don't like the honor roll because they don't really acknowledge a students efforts.

I was one of those students in elementary school and middle school who did not have to work very hard to get As. I just LOVED school and I just kind of absorbed the material very easily. I was on the honor roll, in advanced classes, honors, etc.

My brother on the other hand, had a much harder time at school. He worked 10x harder than I ever did and still struggled to get anything better than Bs (he got the occasional A but never an A on a report card). So he never made honor roll, never took honors classes, etc. But he worked his butt off to do the best he could and I respect him so much for that. It turns out, he had a Learning Disability that was not diagnosed until High School (our school systems fault).

Why should I get a bumper sticker for something that comes easy for me when my brother (and so many others I know) worked so much harder but just couldnt get those grades that are necessary to be "acknowledged".

I really see those bumper stickers as bragging.

However...I do like the bumper stickers that say "my (insert dog breed) is smarter than your honor student". Those make me laugh every time.

 

[chiefmickeymouse]

I just hate bumper stickers. Plus, I have one kid that makes honor roll without even trying and one who has a learning disability and works her tail off to get A's, B's and C's. Love em both...but I'm still not putting a bumper sticker on my MINIVAN! I look dorky enough driving around in that thing as it is.

 

[Goofyluver]

Here in Texas, all of our bumper stickers are about prying guns from people's cold dead hands.

And then there's my rainbow ones...

 

[disykat]

I dont have a bumper sticker, our school does not give them out. But they do publish a list of the kids who do make the honor roll. The star athlete is many times in the paper etc. People post these things on FB... I dont see the difference. People do brag about their kids in all areas, I think if the bumper sticker had anything to do with sports no one would care but because it is academics, people do not like it. Would you care if they wanted to put your child's accomplishment no matter what it is, sports, music, academics etc in the paper? People see it and now know what your kid has done.

I have one child who has always made honor roll, and another that it will be probably a struggle. I am proud of both kids for their accomplishments, but there is no way I would want to dimish the making of honor roll, at our school that is not an easy thing to do.

It is one thing to not like bumper stickers at all and another thing to hate the message.

I still dont see the big deal

I see bragging about my OWN child as very different from someone else deciding to announce his accomplishments. I admit to feeling pride when others know about my kid's talents, and I'll happily describe them if asked, but I won't be the one to randomly tout them.

 

[brookmey]

I don't mind the honor roll bumper stickers. Not sure why, they just don't really bug me.

The ones that get me are the stickers in the back windows that are of a particular sport and then have the kid's name in the middle. The big ones around here are megaphones and footballs. And sometimes the kid's number is included with the name, like "Sam XXXX #14." Those drive me crazy. And for some reason, homes in my subdivision are really into putting signs in their front yard saying "My daughter is a cheerleader at XXXXXX High School!" Everytime I go for a walk or run I just want to pull them out of the yard!

And don't even get me started on the LSU stickers. From the number of LSU stickers I see here, I sometimes forget that I'm not in Louisiana!

 

[krcit]

I hate them because I think they are just too darn small, some people may have trouble reading about the accomplishments of my genius children, who happen to be on the HIGH honor roll, thank you very much. I am looking into a custom banner made to cover each side of my minivan, since both my middle school aged children are smarter than everyone else who makes it on just the honor roll, I want the whole world to know it!!!!

Or, I could just take them out to dinner and tell them good job. It is such a hard decision.

 

[emer95]

I don't put anything on my car. I don't like to be recognizable in any way. Incognito, baby!

Both of my girls are on the honor roll. One of them is on high honors (feel so good to finally say it!). I don't talk about it to anyone other than my own parents because I try not to be a bragger. I have nieces and nephews who really struggle with academics, and I think a bumper sticker like that would just rub their faces in it.

Besides, what if my kids didn't make the honor roll one year? Would I have to remove the bumper sticker, then put it back on the following term? It's all just so messy!

 

[kaytieeldr]

I was one of those students in elementary school and middle school who did not have to work very hard to get As. I just LOVED school and I just kind of absorbed the material very easily. I was on the honor roll, in advanced classes, honors, etc.

My brother on the other hand, had a much harder time at school. He worked 10x harder than I ever did and still struggled to get anything better than Bs (he got the occasional A but never an A on a report card). So he never made honor roll, never took honors classes, etc. But he worked his butt off to do the best he could and I respect him so much for that. It turns out, he had a Learning Disability that was not diagnosed until High School (our school systems fault).

I'm from a family of six; we went to school when bumbershoot stickers in general were just getting popular. Now, my mom never believed in bragging, but I could see it:
Parent of a "too cool for homework and A's" student
Parent of a documented genius
Parent of a student everyone adores
Parent of an overachiever (yes, a teacher said that about one of us!)
Parent of a potential actor
Parent of a potential troublemaker

 

[JessicaR]

Honor roll student bumper stickers don't bother me at all. Bumper stickers in general don't bother me at all.

I think those bothered particularly by honor roll student bumper stickers may possibly not have any at home.

I don't have any bumper stickers.

 

[JessicaR]

I'm from a family of six; we went to school when bumbershoot stickers in general were just getting popular. Now, my mom never believed in bragging, but I could see it:
Parent of a "too cool for homework and A's" student
Parent of a documented genius
Parent of a student everyone adores
Parent of an overachiever (yes, a teacher said that about one of us!)
Parent of a potential actor
Parent of a potential troublemaker

 

[PeterPan09]

We have a lot of "my dog is smarter than your honor student" ones around here. My cats are smarter than both, actually. They have trained a human to meet their every need so they can sleep in the sun all day.

 

[believenfaith]

I don't see too many bumper stickers in my area. But I do tire easily of the constant 'So Proud " posts on FB for the first 48 hours after report cards are distributed.

 

[LBIJim]

:However...I do like the bumper stickers that say "my (insert dog breed) is smarter than your honor student". Those make me laugh every time.

I bought several of those for friends with various dog breeds. I don't think they ever put them on their cars, however.

My favorite bumper sticker on the subject is "My dropout beat up your honor student."

Jim

 

[disykat]

Honor roll student bumper stickers don't bother me at all. Bumper stickers in general don't bother me at all.

I think those bothered particularly by honor roll student bumper stickers may possibly not have any at home.
I don't have any bumper stickers.

I think, as proven by this thread, that the opposite is true. I have to admit, that my son's senior year I wanted to shout some of his achievements from a rooftop - but I managed to restrain myself.

I thought it was funny at church. We always post the senior's pictures and write a short blurb about their future plans. This past year, I submitted my son's but was a bit taken aback when his was one of the few blurbs that didn't list achievements. Achievements weren't asked for and it never would have occured to me to list them. It bothered me to find myself comparing achievements - at church!

 

[Silly Little Pixie]

I bought several of those for friends with various dog breeds. I don't think they ever put them on their cars, however.

My favorite bumper sticker on the subject is "My dropout beat up your honor student."

Jim

Are you joking? Please say you're joking. That just made my stomach turn. What a horrible, horrible bumper sticker.

 

[indimom]

]I don't put anything on my car. I don't like to be recognizable in any way. Incognito, baby![/B]

Both of my girls are on the honor roll. One of them is on high honors (feel so good to finally say it!). I don't talk about it to anyone other than my own parents because I try not to be a bragger. I have nieces and nephews who really struggle with academics, and I think a bumper sticker like that would just rub their faces in it.

Besides, what if my kids didn't make the honor roll one year? Would I have to remove the bumper sticker, then put it back on the following term? It's all just so messy!

I always felt the same way. I never put anything on my car, no bumper stickers, no special plates, no stuffed animals in the back window, nothing hanging from the rear view mirror. And I liked it that way...
Until we bought our latest car, a black Impala. Ugh. Do you know how many cars look just like an Impala??? And, I seem to have hit the age when I never remember where I parked.... I had to give in.
I bought a Colts license plate just so I could locate my vehicle before the ice cream melts or the milk sours.

As far as the sports or honor roll stickers. I don't really care one way or the other. I've seen them, but never thought twice about it until it came up on the Dis.

 

[Acklander]

I wouldn't say I hated the honor roll bumper stickers - it doesn't bother me so much when others have them - I wouldn't put them on my own car. I do tell DS how proud I am of how hard he worked, and congratulate him on his grades though.
While I want DS to realize his accomplishments and strive for bigger and better things; I also want him to understand that some things will come easy to us, some things we have to work for, and some things we will always struggle with. I don't want him just to reach for the easy things because they give bumper stickers that you can flaunt in front of others, and shy away from the struggles because their is no reward at the end. While ds does well in school, it's not from hours of commitment and studying. It just comes naturally. I'd rather rave about him showing up to PE every day when they were going through the dancing segment for 2 weeks. He despised at it, he never did get good at it, but he faced his challenges, and even though he sucked at it, he still showed up the next day. Now, THAT made me proud.

 

[Mkrop]

meh, there are kids that aren't on the honor roll that work just as hard.

And there are kids on the football team, or the swim team etc that work just as hard as the star athlete. Yet they just dont have the same ability.

DS14 is the honor roll student who played football, he loved it but was not very good at it. At the banquet, his coaches were nice enough to acknowledge the fact that he worked to the best of HIS abilities, he gave 110% but still was not very good at it. But it was the star athletes who won the awards, who got acknowledged outside of the banquet etc.

Should those athletes not get honored bc there were others on the team who gave their best but were not the ones who scored the multiple touchdowns or interceptions etc?

In every aspect of life, there are people who worked to the best of their ability, who work really hard but just dont excel but do a good job, hence the top salespeople awards etc.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

I hate them because I think they are just too darn small, some people may have trouble reading about the accomplishments of my genius children, who happen to be on the HIGH honor roll, thank you very much. I am looking into a custom banner made to cover each side of my minivan, since both my middle school aged children are smarter than everyone else who makes it on just the honor roll, I want the whole world to know it!!!!

Or, I could just take them out to dinner and tell them good job. It is such a hard decision.

This totally reminds me of the Toddlers and Tiaras people who have their daughter's picture plastered all over their travel trailor.



Personally...I don't care if someone has stickers on their car or not. I don't, but that's just me.

 

[Christopher Robin]

Let's get creative and make up some new ones:

Funny?
"My dog is smarter than your dropout who beat up my honor roll student"

Sincere!
"Proud Child of a World War II Vet"