Report Card Day

Today was Report Card Day in the Johnstone House & I am pleased & proud to say my 3 in school all got 3's & 4'... S's & E's... What's that you say? 3's, 4's? Yes, gone are the days of A+, A, A-, B+, B... and so on... now it is S & E & 1, 2, 3, & 4's. I think the schools are trying their hand at the self-affirming mentality our society has come to depend on. You get 3's if you are doing the work & at grade level, 4's are for those subjects & those students that go above & beyond & are working at an advanced level. E's are for Excelling & S is for Satisfactory & I think there might be one more letter standing in for an "effort" level. They also tote a reading level & have a few comments. Nowadays, apparently "F" is just too harsh for our kids & so must be the rest of the upper alphabet. I remember back to my grade school, high school days & while I was an A student, that dreaded "F" just held way too much clout... a "1" just doesn't seem to get the job done. Nevertheless... all 3's & 4's in this house! Very Proud Mommy!