Thursday, March 15, 2007

Standardized Tests be damned!

Ok..so here is my question/issue of the week. How does a young man who scores in the 12th grade and above on a recent standardized test and has consistently made honor roll the past two quarters, now come home with a mid-quarter report of 70's in 3 of his core classes???!!!

Answer.....................LAZINESS! One word...and it is an ugly one! Just didn't do the work...Hello...Junior, this is YOUR job...to pass! Threatened him with the standard, 'you are not going to driving school til these grades are up!' line. Didn't plan to let him take it this summer anyhow, but the effect was a good one..."WHAT?" So, I am in contact with these teachers via email now and he actually is working harder..........My God, I worked my butt off in school for a lousy B+ average and this kid has a photographic memory that he has figured out he can take for granted when he wants! AAAARRRRRGGGGHHH!

Soooooooooooooo, how are things with you all???? FYI Super Sib #1, I can't blog from work either...but that is due to a filter system in the building so the kiddies don't look at porn! Alas, I do this from home...can read yours from work though, which is good.
And Super Sib #2...I feel your pain, in the words of Bill Clinton. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to have a girl....I guess we all have our own set of "issues" though.

NOT happy about this weekend forecast Ladies...not happy AT ALL! It is gonna put a damper on my St. Patrick's Day Happy Hour I think....actually, I don't really have any plans yet, but 8-10 inches of new wet heavy snow and ice was really not in my plans. YUCK!

Ok...gotta go see how my NCAA picks are coming out...disappointed in GW though...picked them and they got BLOWN OUT! Booooo

Kymmie

2 comments:

Gretchen O'G said...

Snow sleet rain sucks, GW bit the dust and Duke.. what the hell were they on drugs or something??
Hello buy a basket please!! I lost a whole section on them darn it.
Losing Sib 1

Kym in the Gym said...

hahaha...you crack me up! I got a total of 35 bucks riding on the whole thing with a bunch of GUYS at school...I am the only female, so naturally I hope to win this! Am NOT happy about my Duke boys though...supposedly the best defensive team, and where the heck was it??? I could have made that last shot to win the game for Pete's sake!