Comments on: Another school year ends http://www.yourish.com/2007/05/19/3167 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Meryl Yourish http://www.yourish.com/2007/05/19/3167/comment-page-1#comment-26403 Meryl Yourish Mon, 21 May 2007 13:54:06 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/05/19/3167#comment-26403 None of them. They're fourth graders. It's possible some of their parents read this blog, but I don't think many of my fellow congregants read my blog at all. None of them. They’re fourth graders. It’s possible some of their parents read this blog, but I don’t think many of my fellow congregants read my blog at all.

]]> By: Sabba Hillel http://www.yourish.com/2007/05/19/3167/comment-page-1#comment-26402 Sabba Hillel Mon, 21 May 2007 13:41:15 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/05/19/3167#comment-26402 How many of them follow your site and will have seen this comment. How many of them follow your site and will have seen this comment.

]]> By: Meryl Yourish http://www.yourish.com/2007/05/19/3167/comment-page-1#comment-26400 Meryl Yourish Mon, 21 May 2007 03:18:58 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/05/19/3167#comment-26400 Nah. My kids all pass. I don't think my synagogue knows the meaning of the word "fail." But the kids don't know that, so when they're being particularly unruly, I tell them that if they don't learn their mastery skills, they'll have to repeat fourth grade. Works every time. Nah. My kids all pass. I don’t think my synagogue knows the meaning of the word “fail.”

But the kids don’t know that, so when they’re being particularly unruly, I tell them that if they don’t learn their mastery skills, they’ll have to repeat fourth grade.

Works every time.

]]> By: chsw http://www.yourish.com/2007/05/19/3167/comment-page-1#comment-26396 chsw Sun, 20 May 2007 16:56:52 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/05/19/3167#comment-26396 If I were to have received a "deferred success" report, I would have received "negative gratification" ranging from "deferred dating and/or car privileges" to (when I was younger) "leather reinforcement." chsw If I were to have received a “deferred success” report, I would have received “negative gratification” ranging from “deferred dating and/or car privileges” to (when I was younger) “leather reinforcement.”

chsw

]]> By: Cynic http://www.yourish.com/2007/05/19/3167/comment-page-1#comment-26392 Cynic Sun, 20 May 2007 12:03:40 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/05/19/3167#comment-26392 "... students’ progress reports. That’s what they call report cards ..." I hope no one received a "deferred success" report as they are wont to phrase it in some schools in Britain :-) “… students’ progress reports. That’s what they call report cards …”

I hope no one received a “deferred success” report as they are wont to phrase it in some schools in Britain :-)

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