My report card

[Kathianne]

Awesome grade report!! You and the wife have obviously done quite well as parents. In the current time filled with distractions, it is much more difficult to get kids to study and fulfill their educational obligations.
Congrats to your son!

Nice on the congrats! However, the 'current times' seems to be a built in excuse for not excelling. There have always been 'distractions.' It's the job of parents to make sure the distractions aren't preventing success. Too many electronics? Control the amount of time allowed. Too many activities? Again, parents should have the ultimate control.

OTOH, it's also the parents who know by high school that the average kid can't have a life and be in bed by 10pm when taking a challenging load. Jr year seems to be the 'overload' year, I remember one of my sons also taking 4 AP courses and there were nights he probably didn't get 2 or 3 hours sleep and I was dragging him up at 5 to make his strength training classes. He'd get home at 7 and start all over again. During the day he saw his buddies, know they were texting and im'ing through the homework. It was also an adjustment for both of us to realize that a B was fine in some classes. Choices had to be made.

It's tough on all, but will say that the kid did have a bit over 1 year of college credits before he started university.

[CSM]

What the heck does "P" stand for? Participation?

[Kathianne]

What the heck does "P" stand for? Participation?

I don't know about that particular school, but will say that 'elective' courses allowed so many to be taken 'pass/fail' for credit. If passed at C or higher; lower would be 'fail.' Allowed for taking classes for credit, without pressure to go for A or B. AP courses are 'weighted,' thus on Jim's son's report card, he's already over a 4 point on 4 point scale. At my kids high school there was a limit of 2 courses P/F each semester and they couldn't be 'required courses.'