report on report cards

today was report card day!!

both boys did really well -

which i expected, of course ;)

but as i look them over i find it so interesting.

they are SO different.

AND

SO predictible.

first, drew.

the kid is a genius.

he understands concepts that i can't even grasp.

he completes homework and tests without much thought.

and

he thinks about things on a level that i don't even want to try to go to.

YET

because of this -

he has a hard time listening to other people's ideas

and flexibility is not one of his strong suits.

he gets super uptight about some things -

and then some of the things we wish he cared about -

he just doesn't at all :)

his report card showed exactly this.

he works hard.

always participates.

but ... the 'staying on task' section - um ... HA! ...

(stacey is his father - maybe next quarter.)

handwriting - ya, not so much.

but

reading, math, writing, science, social studies - killin it ;)

you rock, drew.

some day those traits that make you a hard kid to teach are going to be your greatest assets!

***

then there is ben.

ben is a likeable kid who gets along with everyone.

he's also doing really well academically.

HOWEVER ...

his teacher sees the same thing we see.

ben is either all or nothing.

some days he is super passionate about it and very productive.

other days - not so much.

VERY typical ben.

he either gives every little bit he has-

or he is too busy rolling around on the floor putting holes in his pants

to care about silly things like reading strategies and number tables.

he ROCKS at reading.

he's doing well with math.

and he is a SERIOUSLY mad speller.

but writing ...

well apparently his teacher didn't appreciate

his small moment story

(which is supposed to be real)

about someone breaking into our house

and shooting chewy in the head.

(YIKES! where does he get this stuff?!?!?!)

guess we'll need to work on your writing - and details

AND HONESTY!

and

'staying on task' -

yep, same genes - guess we'll work on that too.

***

drew and ben -

you both love school.

you love going each day.

you love doing your homework.

and you love learning.

even if you aren't always very convincing ;)

i'm always excited to hear what you learn about -

and i'm excited to see how that will change over the next few years.

we are SO proud of you!