Comments on: Perhaps you need to check the definition of stupid http://dinnerwithoutcrayons.com/2009/11/perhaps-you-need-to-check-the-definition-of-stupid/ Written by moms who want nothing more than dinner in a restaurant where crayons aren't handed out with the menus. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:49:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jill http://dinnerwithoutcrayons.com/2009/11/perhaps-you-need-to-check-the-definition-of-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Jill Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:48:45 +0000 http://dinnerwithoutcrayons.com/?p=305#comment-107 I had to laugh when Mack's report card came home, and I saw he made the honor roll - because the "certificate" that came home was bent at the bottom from being stuffed in the folder, had staple holes in it from some stupid coupon they attached, was copied onto the page slightly crookedly, and had a school logo at top that was placed wrong, and therefore cut off on the side of the page. Oh, and the principal's signature was a stamp. Way to let the kids know how valuable their hard work is, folks! They should have just sent home a piece of paper that said, "We've half-assed it! Why don't you?!" Oh, and I wanted to get a copy of the honor roll for his keepsake box - but can't find one. Apparently there is no actual honor roll listed anywhere. Isn't that supposed to be the point - to list all the nerds in one place to make it easier for the bullies? I had to laugh when Mack’s report card came home, and I saw he made the honor roll – because the “certificate” that came home was bent at the bottom from being stuffed in the folder, had staple holes in it from some stupid coupon they attached, was copied onto the page slightly crookedly, and had a school logo at top that was placed wrong, and therefore cut off on the side of the page. Oh, and the principal’s signature was a stamp.

Way to let the kids know how valuable their hard work is, folks! They should have just sent home a piece of paper that said, “We’ve half-assed it! Why don’t you?!”

Oh, and I wanted to get a copy of the honor roll for his keepsake box – but can’t find one. Apparently there is no actual honor roll listed anywhere. Isn’t that supposed to be the point – to list all the nerds in one place to make it easier for the bullies?

]]> By: Ken http://dinnerwithoutcrayons.com/2009/11/perhaps-you-need-to-check-the-definition-of-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Ken Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:06:26 +0000 http://dinnerwithoutcrayons.com/?p=305#comment-106 Actually Emily is a gifted gifted educator. Actually Emily is a gifted gifted educator.

]]> By: Emily http://dinnerwithoutcrayons.com/2009/11/perhaps-you-need-to-check-the-definition-of-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Emily Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:45:09 +0000 http://dinnerwithoutcrayons.com/?p=305#comment-105 Hey, as your local gifted educator, I have plenty of advice. Maybe we should have a talk at some point about perfectionism in gifted students and what you should do about it. :-) Hey, as your local gifted educator, I have plenty of advice. Maybe we should have a talk at some point about perfectionism in gifted students and what you should do about it. :-)

]]> By: Erinn http://dinnerwithoutcrayons.com/2009/11/perhaps-you-need-to-check-the-definition-of-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Erinn Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:43:25 +0000 http://dinnerwithoutcrayons.com/?p=305#comment-104 OK, I realized after I posted this that I MAY have told Tommy, when I saw his pretest B, that he could do better. So perhaps I am that mom who grade-pressures her child into panic attacks. I'll work on that. But I swear, I have NOTHING to do with sports pressure! OK, I realized after I posted this that I MAY have told Tommy, when I saw his pretest B, that he could do better. So perhaps I am that mom who grade-pressures her child into panic attacks. I’ll work on that. But I swear, I have NOTHING to do with sports pressure!

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