 Re: When to back off the high achievement path | |
I'm somewhat disappointed because if she really worked a little bit she could be all A's. I know it's not that important and would never say anything to her about it
Good for you, Happy, to be able to express here how you feel but not to push it on your kids.
As far as getting into good schools later, I think they base an awful lot on SATs and ACTs. I've seen smart kids with poor grades get into the schools they wanted based on good test scores. If your daughter is getting As and Bs, I would think she'll be able to get into most colleges, just not the elite ones...and even with all A's, who knows if she'd make it into those.
A lot of colleges look for kids who are well-rounded. They don't necessarily prefer kids who get nothing but A's because it can look like they've done nothing but study.
But I know how you feel. My daughter just turned in her preferences for next year. The science teacher and math teacher were disappointed that she's not taking honors courses in those areas. I'd love to say she was in honors for everything, but like you, I don't tell her that. I really don't think that in the end it will impact her life at all. She's in the honors classes that make sense, and that's all that matters. |