Normally I don't put a lot of stock in the mid-term report cards. I've seen some where Shane is in the mid-to-high seventies at mid-term and ends up failing the course because he couldn't do a poster, worth 30%, at the very end of the semester.
But this time around, Shane called me at work, to tell me all the marks he's getting so far. Well, he's above the class average in every course, except English, for which he is at 70% right on the average. This is the very best report card he has ever brought home. He's really really proud of these marks, thus prompting the phone call right away after school. So, we're going to Starbucks today to celebrate with a decaf almond latte - Shane's favourite. Holly is coming too. Of course, she is doing very well in school also, but she would have come with us no matter what. The deal with us is: we all get to celebrate successes, but failures are not punished - they are simply learning opportunities.
Look for things to celebrate yourselves - choosing appropriate clothes to wear, buttering his own toast, being on time for the bus, anything that you want to continue ... Everyone wants to be successful. Find something, point it out, celebrate it, and the chances are pretty good it will be repeated.
Cheers!
Lisa
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