Last week, my son got a 75 in his honors algebra class. I was upset. He got upset and there was some yelling back and forth and my saying, as I always say that if he was SLAVING over his homework and studying like CRAZY then I would accept an 80. He actually got an 80 and was downgraded by 5 points because he asked for some white out. I’m not going to argue with his math teacher about five points or if this is fair – you decide. But he doesn’t work like a dog on his homework and OK he got all A’s on every other test, this is a C. For Asian Moms, C is CRAP.* I’m at a loss for words.
*Asian Grade curve
A- Adequate
B-Bad
C-Crap
D-Death
F- unfathomable, does not compute.
Jean:
ReplyDeleteHere's my take:
A I am Asian
B I am Below average and practically Caucasian
C I am Caucasian
D I do not Deserve to breathe
F I am as valuable as a Fart
Your sister Xiao-li!
I feel you could have complimented him on the 5 point progress then cheerfully bought him some white out and an eraser and maybe a little zip lock pouch for his binder to help him organize. This teaches him that if he tries hard enough he can improve. Improvement is better than trying to always be perfect on the first try. Concentrate on his progress and efforts as opposed to end results.
ReplyDeleteHaha! Jean, your Asian grade curve is hilarious!
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