Well, every now and then you get a surprise when it comes to your kids and we got one today (maybe two?) when we did our parent-teacher conferences. The regular conference dates were last week when we were away, but the teachers were great about meeting with us this week instead.
Maggie's was our first meeting. Her teacher is phenomenal, the same teacher that had Daniel in First Grade and worked so hard with him. She is aware of Maggie's limitations and so she cuts back the work to Maggie's level so that she feels like she is achieving something and is not failing at everything. At one point, she showed us a picture Maggie had drawn and pointed out that the picture is a reflection of where Maggie's level really is (it's pretty much the type of picture that a preschooler would draw). It was a very insightful comment. The good news is that Maggie works consistently hard with everyone and is doing as well as she can. Everybody (kids and teachers) absolutely love her. Of course, she is always so happy and enthusiastic about everything.
Ben is doing well too. This was the first report card where he gets letter grades. He got Bs and Cs on everything. Honestly, I was expecting worse. I think he did really well. His teacher says that he is working very hard most of the time. It's a huge improvement over last year. His teacher is great and he loves being in her class.
I am so proud of both of them. All we can ask is that they try their hardest & they are apparently doing that.....
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