Originally posted by: bootymac
Wow, you're a pretty good father. You're doing a good job at home teaching them other valuable lessons
Can you be my dad?
Originally posted by: Riprorin
Originally posted by: bootymac
Wow, you're a pretty good father. You're doing a good job at home teaching them other valuable lessons
Can you be my dad?
Haha. Thanks.
I've made a lot of mistakes, but our kids get a lot of love and encouragement and I think makes up for many shortcomings.
Originally posted by: djNickb
Originally posted by: RMSistight
Originally posted by: Riprorin
This is the first quarter my school has provided awards.
My fourth-grade daughter made the honor roll because she got all As and B+s on her report card and she earned the recongnition with distinction because of her bahavior in class and her positive interactions with other students and teachers.
The recognition starts at 3rd grade and I'm expecting the same for my second-grade son next year. He's a little stronger than my daughter academcially and he's a really personable, and friendly kid.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my kids' success continues.
Keep it up man! Parental involvement is one of the key aspects towards producing a successful child. Most students that I've seen that have gotten poor grades was because their parents didn't show any interest in their academics. So if their parents don't care, why should they care? And of course, parents that take their kids to private often want to get their money's worth. Whereas public schools, kids don't seem to care. Keep on them strong and hard, you'll have kids who will excel.
I completely agree. My parents were very active in my school career and as a result I graduated valedictorian of my HS class, got a full ride to college and found a job less than 2 months after graduation. My younger sister was also valedictorian of her class and got a full ride to college where she is now. Cept she went to my rival school :evil: my little brother just started high school this year, we'll see how he does at the end of his high school career. He is smart but I'm not sure if he is as motivated as me and my sister were in high school.
Originally posted by: Shanti
Congrats.
But did your kid score 98th percentile on the Raven Intelligence tests in 3rd grade and get classified as intellectually gifted?
Nananananana.
Originally posted by: Riprorin
Nah, they're not gifted but they put in a good effort at school and have good study habits. They do their homework as soon as they get home from school and I go over it with them after dinner. I know exactly what they have to do because they have an assignment pad that they are responsible for. The teacher checks and initials it to make sure they copied down their homework properly and I initial it after I review what they've done. If they don't do their homework, they miss a privilege like "fun Friday".
Honestly, at parent-teacher conferences, the first thing I ask about is if they are behaving in class and getting along well with their classmates. I think that's just as important as academics.
We also limit them to two activities per week: they both do karate on Saturday morning, my son is in cub scouts and my daughter does dance. We also try to get them in bed at 8:00 so they are well rested and ready for school in the morning.
Originally posted by: Riprorin
Originally posted by: oniq
Originally posted by: SaltBoy
So in other words, you're using basic, common sense.Originally posted by: Riprorin
Briefly,
My wife is a stay at home mom
They have a good relationship with both sets of grandparents
The kids go to a racially integrated city-Catholic school
I'm home at 5 - 5:30 every day and go over their homework with them every evening
I take them to church every Sunday where they go special service with kids their age and they go to vacation Bible school during the summer
I try to emphasize the golden rule
I support the teachers and emphasize at home the values they are learning at school (The 3R's are being strongly emphasized this year: Respect, Responsibilty, and Reliability)
I think that these are some of the reasons that they are doing so well.
WOW!!
Catholic School :disgust:
My kids love their school. They have an all day pre-school starting 3 years old. This is my daughter's 7th year there and she's never had a sick day. My son's been at the school 4 years and he's had 1 sick day.
They wake up every morning enthusiastic about going to school.
The school provides a good nurturing environement; I have no complaints at all.
Originally posted by: deejayshakur
Originally posted by: djNickb
Originally posted by: RMSistight
Originally posted by: Riprorin
This is the first quarter my school has provided awards.
My fourth-grade daughter made the honor roll because she got all As and B+s on her report card and she earned the recongnition with distinction because of her bahavior in class and her positive interactions with other students and teachers.
The recognition starts at 3rd grade and I'm expecting the same for my second-grade son next year. He's a little stronger than my daughter academcially and he's a really personable, and friendly kid.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my kids' success continues.
Keep it up man! Parental involvement is one of the key aspects towards producing a successful child. Most students that I've seen that have gotten poor grades was because their parents didn't show any interest in their academics. So if their parents don't care, why should they care? And of course, parents that take their kids to private often want to get their money's worth. Whereas public schools, kids don't seem to care. Keep on them strong and hard, you'll have kids who will excel.
I completely agree. My parents were very active in my school career and as a result I graduated valedictorian of my HS class, got a full ride to college and found a job less than 2 months after graduation. My younger sister was also valedictorian of her class and got a full ride to college where she is now. Cept she went to my rival school :evil: my little brother just started high school this year, we'll see how he does at the end of his high school career. He is smart but I'm not sure if he is as motivated as me and my sister were in high school.
i'm going to disagree. i too was valedictorian of my class, got a full academic scholarship, and in the process of looking for jobs. however, i'll be the first to say that my parents' overemphasis on schooling and academics made me into a socially unhealthy student. when i first came to college, i f'd up royally cause i wasn't used to the freedom, didn't know how to deal with girls, etc. it wasn't that my parents went over my hw with me every night; they simply wouldn't let me go out with friends during high school, defaulting me into a book worm. the result? stellar grades and tests scores. but so what? if one can't function in society, all this academic ability is useless. of course, i'm at the end of my college career now and undoubtedly i've learned a lot about myself. my parents too. i can't blame them too much i guess, they're asian.
my point is that parental involvement is definitely vital to a kid's success, but don't mold you kid into a nerd who studies all the time. and don't keep them from socializing with their friends. church is good too.
congrats to your daughter. she's on the right track.
Originally posted by: halik
Originally posted by: Riprorin
Originally posted by: oniq
Originally posted by: SaltBoy
So in other words, you're using basic, common sense.Originally posted by: Riprorin
Briefly,
My wife is a stay at home mom
They have a good relationship with both sets of grandparents
The kids go to a racially integrated city-Catholic school
I'm home at 5 - 5:30 every day and go over their homework with them every evening
I take them to church every Sunday where they go special service with kids their age and they go to vacation Bible school during the summer
I try to emphasize the golden rule
I support the teachers and emphasize at home the values they are learning at school (The 3R's are being strongly emphasized this year: Respect, Responsibilty, and Reliability)
I think that these are some of the reasons that they are doing so well.
WOW!!
Catholic School :disgust:
My kids love their school. They have an all day pre-school starting 3 years old. This is my daughter's 7th year there and she's never had a sick day. My son's been at the school 4 years and he's had 1 sick day.
They wake up every morning enthusiastic about going to school.
The school provides a good nurturing environement; I have no complaints at all.
First off to clear out my bias, i come from mostly cathlic background but myself am an agnostic i suppose
I would highly recommended non-catholic highchool after this. I'm a junior at u of m and I've seen too many catholic kids go nuts after being "released" from the constrains of catholic highschool. Same goes for baptist highschool, but for some reason baptist kids just get really confused and dont know what to do when they get into the real world.
thumbs up for the racialy integrated schools though, personaly i think thats the only way to get rid of racism - thru the kids