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I am a mean mother
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:19 pm
by PlacentiaSoccerMom
Emma has been working on a project all weekend. She printed everything out and assembled it into a "flip book" in a very haphazard manner and it looked like crap.
I made her redo the whole thing so that it was neat. It took her two extra hours to do.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:20 pm
by christie1111
LOL!
Guess you needed to come vent 'cuz you are getting some attitude?
We can be very mean, can't we!
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:28 pm
by PlacentiaSoccerMom
christie1111 wrote:LOL!
Guess you needed to come vent 'cuz you are getting some attitude?
We can be very mean, can't we!
Yes, she wasn't happy with me.
Now that she is finished she agrees that she did a better job the second time.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:43 pm
by a1mamacat
was this your project, or was this Emma's project?
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:49 pm
by PlacentiaSoccerMom
a1mamacat wrote:was this your project, or was this Emma's project?
It was hers. The project counts for 1/3 of her grade. She put a lot of effort into the content, but she mounted her work in a totally haphazard manner with pages not being flush and staples being placed in an almost random manner.
She knew that she did a crappy job. She also knows that if her grades slide that she won't be able to partake in promotion activities at the end of the year.
I told her that she could turn it in, but that she would probably get a "D" on it and that she would have to deal with the consequences at school and at home. So she redid it.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:51 pm
by TheCalvinator24
I think there is a huge difference between a parent who does a project for her child and one who insists that the child perform up to her ability. I think you did the right thing. Heck, I think I wouldn't have even given her the choice of handing in the substandard work.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:59 pm
by kayrharris
What Cal said. You are not mean.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:09 pm
by mrkelley23
Amen, sister. What Cal and the others said.
Teachers love parents who will insist on quality work from their kids, without doing it for them.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:19 pm
by TheConfessor
John Shaft was a bad mother. You are no John Shaft.
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:29 pm
by ontellen
Good parenting job. We ran into this with our son as well. He always thought it was the content that mattered and not the presentation. Unfortunately life doesn't work that way. Good for you! You taught her a very valuable lesson.
Re: I am a mean mother
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:38 pm
by cindy.wellman
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:Emma has been working on a project all weekend. She printed everything out and assembled it into a "flip book" in a very haphazard manner and it looked like crap.
I made her redo the whole thing so that it was neat. It took her two extra hours to do.
Did she "stomp" when told to re-do it? My dd tends to stomp in situations such as these. Then again, she takes after me in this case, and I've been stomping a lot longer and louder than she has.
ps - Although it usually isn't literal stomping, occasionally she has even been known to do that. LOL!
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:45 pm
by wbtravis007
TheConfessor wrote:John Shaft was a bad mother. You are no John Shaft.
ICM!
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:04 pm
by TheCalvinator24
TheConfessor wrote:John Shaft was a bad mother.
Shut yo mouth!
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:24 pm
by wbtravis007
TheCalvinator24 wrote:TheConfessor wrote:John Shaft was a bad mother.
Shut yo mouth!
He's just talkin about Shaft.
John Shaft.
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:18 am
by earendel
wbtravis007 wrote:TheCalvinator24 wrote:TheConfessor wrote:John Shaft was a bad mother.
Shut yo mouth!
He's just talkin about Shaft.
John Shaft.
Then we can dig it.