Adam@Home by Rob Harrell for May 03, 2012

Parents don’t want their kids to merely pass, they expect more, that their kids will do well in life.

when i was in school, 100 was an “a”, 87 was a “b”, 74 was a “c” and 66 was a “d”. below 58 was “f”.

You know what they call the guy who graduated bottom of his class at medical school? …. DOCTOR!

Clayton has just been saved by Adam’s diversion.

I think Adam should wear that to the conference with the teacher.

That might be good for an adult, but since we’re talking elementary school here, a 54 ISN’T a good grade for any subject.

Um, could someone please steal those from Adam before he does something crazy with them?

I go to Seneca College in Toronto … and this is the ‘official’ grading scale:1. Final GradesA+ 90% to 100%A 80% to 89%B+ 75% to 79%B 70% to 74%C+ 65% to 69%C 60% to 64%D 55% to 59%F 0% to 54%OREXC ExcellentSAT SatisfactoryUNSAT Unsatisfactory

I would always hate to see what Adam looks like. Laura could have done better.

What inn heavens. I ve never heard of anything less than a 60% being passing and that’s rare. 70% was

I’m waiting for Adam to whip out his Bob Marley wig…

What I consider unacceptable is that parents should ever be surprised at their kids’ grades. If they don’t at least have a ballpark estimate of what’s coming every week, they’re probably a) not spending enough time helping or reviewing homework, or b) in need of assistance to look for better strategies.