tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221519920941464300.post1626706958351261689..comments2023-04-13T05:46:33.325-04:00Comments on Can You Shut Up Already?: School Sucks, Then You DiePeacheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11725835959361862680noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221519920941464300.post-15837902109416491842012-02-27T11:51:11.679-05:002012-02-27T11:51:11.679-05:00Of course parents tell their kids it's easy, b...Of course parents tell their kids it's easy, but we are negating what the schools are telling them. Who are the kids going to believe, the placating parents, or their teachers who tell them day after day as they are forced to teach the test and not the student? <br /><br />Also, this post is over a year old. She passed her EOGs. My daughter is an AIG student, and really doesn't have a problem with school, just anxiety over the thought of failing. It's a frustrating trait of gifted kids. They beat themselves up if they think they are anything less than perfect. It can drive a parent insane, but you just keep trying to make things more fun and light hearted to combat their seriousness.<br /><br />To your point of stress and anxiety not having anything to do with the school, it has EVERYTHING to do with the school. NCLB puts too much pressure on the schools, which in turn causes that pressure to affect the kids. To say otherwise would be burying your head in the sand and ignoring a huge problem. A problem that frustrates good teachers every day.Peacheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11725835959361862680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221519920941464300.post-71126592984043108782012-02-27T10:22:35.495-05:002012-02-27T10:22:35.495-05:00Why can't the parents tell their child how eas...Why can't the parents tell their child how easy the EOG's are? If your child is having performance anxiety at this age, perhaps now is a good time to help her learn techniques to concur it. It's only going to get worse as school gets more difficult. I don't feel this has anything to do with the school. The EOG's are important, as your child will not pass her grade if they she can't pass the EOG. If you daughter is bored in school? She shouldn't be concerned with the EOG at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com