Annette -
Am I right to assume that the counselor works around certified teachers all
day? If so, then you should remember that a "C" probably was a perfectly good
grade for them. Their middle- and high-school "Cs" were magically transformed
into "As" when they went into a teacher-education program. Check out, "The
conspiracy of ignorance : The failure of American public schools ."
- Mike
Annette Taylor wrote:
> Just last week I went ballistic when I had my parent teacher
> conference and my 11-year old had straight Cs his first report
> period in middle school--it wasn't the Cs so much, Oh yes, that
> did bother me, but it was the school counselor's attitude. She
> flat out said in front of my child, "Well, you know, Cs are a
> perfectly good grade."
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