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JulieConnor · **Uuuuugggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!**

My dd is driving me crazy!

Here I am going over her most recent math test and she made an 88%. I know she is very intelligent, but she just does the work and makes STUPID mistakes!! Yes, I said the word stupid, not to her of course. She has been reminded over and over and over to check over her tests before turning them in. Let me tell you about her most recent error. The instructions said to "Draw a circle and shade 25% of it". Simple, right??? Yes, it is simple unless you draw a rectangle!! What is she thinking???

But hey, her friend Lauren got it wrong by doing the same thing (excuse me she drew a square)~~that is what my dd said and I guess it was supposed to make me feel better?!?!

She made two other silly mistakes and we went over her test together--she knows it, but just doesn't pay close enough attention.

Well, this quarter, we will be playing hardball. It will be homework and studying for tests before ANYTHING else. Oh, my blood is boiling. She has always been so studious, but I do believe she is testing the waters. Wish us luck, because her grades WILL be improving.

ash52402 · 01-28-2007, 05:25 PM

I totally understand your frustrations I work with upper elem and middle school kids. They tend to do the same things, But also know that if you pull the strings tooo tight then she's going to lose intrest, which of course you don't want her to do since it's school work. In my experiences when i pull their strings too tight they lose focus, (i work with these boys in a dorm setting so i'm basically their mother for the week) and I can't get anything out of them!! GOOD LUCK!!

desertmom · 01-28-2007, 09:04 PM

Do you think an outside tutor would help? I'm heading there with ds. I think he's just either too anxious or too relaxed to do a good job here at home.

Kimberley · 01-28-2007, 09:15 PM

she got 88% right? to me that is a really high mark and i wouldn't be mad about it. yes i would be a bit curious about the silly mistakes, but i wouldn't crack down over 88% on a test. maybe thats just me. the simple mistakes that are being made i would ask some questions about that.

JulieConnor · 01-28-2007, 09:34 PM

Desertmom, no I do not think she needs a tutor, she truly knows the stuff but is just very careless. So I am going to try to work on that carelessness beginning this week. I think instead of me checking her homework, I will have her to check over it first and then I will and if mistakes are still found she will have to figure out which ones they are.

Kimberley, I know it may sound as if I am expecting too much, but the mistakes she made came from not taking her time and carefully answering each question. She is very intelligent. Her overall average for the first quarter was a 100% and for the second quarter it was a 97%. I just hate to see her grades continuously drop because of silly errors. All of her mistakes were from not paying attention. If she was truly having problems understanding the work I would be a little more understanding. She just needs to regain her concentration.

TracyB · 01-28-2007, 10:12 PM

I can totally relate....I have a bright dd...she has to work at it but she is an honor roll student....I dont know how many stupid mistakes she makes because she is trying to hurry up to get it done so she wont miss recess...grrrrrr.....I make her correct every paper she brings home......you would think she would learn to check her work sooner or later.

brandk916 · 01-29-2007, 05:46 AM

My ds is the same way. It is so frustrating! He is so smart, but just tries to get done, not worrying about if its right or not. If you do something that helps, please let me know. It seems like we've tried everything.

JulieConnor · 01-29-2007, 07:47 AM

If you do not mind me asking, how old are your children? I am just wondering if this is an age thing.

treehugger · 01-29-2007, 07:51 AM

My son rushes through his work too and makes some doozies. I tell him every day before school, "Go slow and do your best work." It can be frustrating.

allgirls · 02-02-2007, 10:32 AM

yep, you can tell when they are making the "stupid" mistakes verses the real deal. My dd is 8 and in third grade. My dd is very deliberate but when time starts to run out she just dashes through to get them all answered. Both teacher and myself tell her it's more important to answer correctly than rush through. My dd doesn't do well on timed tests b/c she is soooo delibrate in her thinking. also because she is good in math she doesn't feel the need to go back and chek her work. for her this is an age thing, according to teacher. It should get better.

allgirls