It looks as though my plan to get Sarah to take more responsibility for getting good grades is working. A few months ago, after fighting with Sarah over her lack of turning in her homework on time (if at all), I decided to just give up and let her be responsible for her own fate. I couldn't take fighting with her over it one minute longer.
Of course, I couldn't just let her get away with letting her grades slide, either. So, I made a deal with her. The deal was that if she gets straight A's on her report cards for the second semester of seventh grade and the first semester of eight grade, then she will get her own laptop computer. This seemed like a great deal to me because I don't have to yell at her about her school work anymore and she has an incentive to make sure she gets good grades in school.
Today, Sarah brought home her first report card since we made the deal. She got straight A's! So, now she just needs to continue with the good grades for three more report cards and she'll get her laptop.
Congratulations, Sarah!
Sarah
The Teenager
Emily
The Tweenager
Katie Grace
The Preschooler
David
The Boy
Phil
The Man
About Me
- Melodie
- Thirty-something stay-at-home-mom to three beautiful girls - Sarah, Emily, and Katie Grace - and one handsome little guy - David.
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3 comments:
WTG Sarah!
LOL, I thought your post (based on the title) was about the fact that Holly was backing out of the competition!
Congratulations Sarah! I'll always remember what my aunt did with my cousins when their grades started dropping. She made them work on their homework for 1 hour every night. If they said that they didn't have any or they finished it in school then she would "assign" them work so that no matter what, they were working/studying for 1 hr. Knowing they couldn't get out of it, they always got their homework done, lol.
That's fabulous!!! Good for Sarah! I still take these lessons I hear because one day I will probably need to apply them to one or both of my girls...Congrats!!!
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