I am bragging, so be it. I am extremely happy with the grades my kids are earning. How can I not be pleased when Emry freaks out if her grades dip below an A-.
Truthfully though I know our Education system is flawed and I know that good grades don't tell the whole story. But what I see at home, and what I see when I help in the classroom is that of earnest kids. More important than just getting everything right my kids truly love to learn.
When I wake Ethan up in the morning he sleepily asks what day it is, when I tell him it's a school day he says "Oh good, I love school." Ethan also informed me he' the teacher's pet and has been in every grade. He's also smart enough to realize I am the only person who appreciates this information.
They are curious and love figuring things out. Whether it be a magic trick, how to make a flexagon, turning my home upside down with all of their campsites/forts/wonderlands, etc. or guessing how a mystery book will end. The library is sacred to them and they love being there among all the treasures.
Ethan & I were doing a brainteaser the other day and we needed the name of a 5 letter snake with 2 d's. I refered to our resident reptile expert and Emry thinks for half a second and says "Adder". Huh? Who knew that your child knowing information like that could make you so proud.
I may not have provided them with all the latest and greatest technology, but I think I've done something better.
They have an imagination.
And while straight A's may not always be a part of their future, I hope they never stop trying to figure out the mysteries of the world.
