Grace's First Report

Some snippets from Grace's first FE College report:

Grace is a charming girl and has made significant progress...
Grace's confidence continues to grow, as does her ability...
Her work experience in the nursery is going well...
Not only has she achieved all her targets, she has excelled at them and also produced work of a consistently high standard...
She should be justifiably proud of herself and her achievements...
Grace has been a pleasure to teach...
She is a motivated student and is keen to learn which makes her a pleasure to teach.

I didn't just pull the best bits our either. That was pretty much what her tutors had to say.

Brilliant news.

Now then, this report we found on her bedroom floor, one day after college. She didn't hand it to us. I sat on the bed reading it aloud whilst she drew pictures at her desk.

Me: 'Grace! See? They think you're wonderful! You've been doing a great job!'

Grace: 'They probably just didn't want to hurt my feelings. They were just being nice.'

I think we have some work to do to build up her self-esteem! The diagnosis knocked her a bit. I think she's still coming to terms with who she is and what she can do. I assured her that teachers don't use phrases like, 'this student is a pleasure to teach' if they aren't. They don't LIE in reports!{vbg}