Comments for Redefining Life http://www.kiakahacommunications.com Coaching for the real world Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on What are they teaching them? by Martin Koss http://www.kiakahacommunications.com/%post-name%/comment-page-1#comment-121 Martin Koss Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:04:00 +0000 http://vegemitevix.com/?p=40#comment-121 "D" is no longer a fail! What? Tell that to the parents of a child who brought home a report full of "D" grades! I'd darn well see it as a complete and utter "FAIL". But am I allowed? Maybe I'm not allowed to give my child "the look" of disappointment? In Megan's last year in high school, after years and years of being near the top in all her classes, we got a letter to say she was failing in French and "must do better". This was half way through her FINAL year and everything was going toward her final grade! WHAT!!!!? This is the subject she was awarded for the BEST EVER GRADES the school had ever seen just a few months earlier. So what happened? The teachers stopped pushing. Stopped challenging her. So she became "average" in her final year. I spoke to (I mean diplomatically "FUMED") at the head teacher and we had a meeting... She wasn't anywhere near failing at all! Yes she hadn't been as "brilliant" as previous years at all. The teacher had "mentioned" that Megan could be doing better and we got the letter - very upsetting as we glanced at the award on the shelf! That was a failing of the school. Megan had become unchallenged and she has demonstrated she needs to be challenged. The school knew she needed to be challenged. Had she been challenged consistently she would likely ended her last year with a similar award but she ended up with a "B" which, all things considered, was rather upsetting. The school let her down in her last year. Sorry for going on a bit, Vicki. “D” is no longer a fail! What? Tell that to the parents of a child who brought home a report full of “D” grades! I’d darn well see it as a complete and utter “FAIL”. But am I allowed? Maybe I’m not allowed to give my child “the look” of disappointment?

In Megan’s last year in high school, after years and years of being near the top in all her classes, we got a letter to say she was failing in French and “must do better”.

This was half way through her FINAL year and everything was going toward her final grade!

WHAT!!!!? This is the subject she was awarded for the BEST EVER GRADES the school had ever seen just a few months earlier. So what happened? The teachers stopped pushing. Stopped challenging her. So she became “average” in her final year. I spoke to (I mean diplomatically “FUMED”) at the head teacher and we had a meeting…

She wasn’t anywhere near failing at all! Yes she hadn’t been as “brilliant” as previous years at all. The teacher had “mentioned” that Megan could be doing better and we got the letter – very upsetting as we glanced at the award on the shelf!

That was a failing of the school. Megan had become unchallenged and she has demonstrated she needs to be challenged. The school knew she needed to be challenged. Had she been challenged consistently she would likely ended her last year with a similar award but she ended up with a “B” which, all things considered, was rather upsetting.

The school let her down in her last year.

Sorry for going on a bit, Vicki.

]]> Comment on Vegemitevix’s 10 More things to see in New Zealand by Anonymous http://www.kiakahacommunications.com/%post-name%/comment-page-1#comment-956 Anonymous Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:18:00 +0000 http://vegemitevix.com/?p=169#comment-956 Hi Stacey, thanks for that! Shame. I'll go in and update the article. Is there something else you think tourists should see instead of the bra fence? Hi Stacey, thanks for that! Shame. I’ll go in and update the article. Is there something else you think tourists should see instead of the bra fence?

]]> Comment on Vegemitevix’s 10 More things to see in New Zealand by Staceysparkles http://www.kiakahacommunications.com/%post-name%/comment-page-1#comment-955 Staceysparkles Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:48:00 +0000 http://vegemitevix.com/?p=169#comment-955 Hi, think the bra fence is now history.. apparently a distraction for motorists. Hi, think the bra fence is now history.. apparently a distraction for motorists.

]]> Comment on Darling dirty wife by The Man Cave http://www.kiakahacommunications.com/%post-name%/comment-page-1#comment-1687 The Man Cave Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:38:53 +0000 http://www.vegemitevix.com/?p=474#comment-1687 [...] There’s no gas BBQ here, no dishes,no cell phone coverage (that’s why he doesn’t call!), no children, no boss, no suit and tie,  no DIY tasks. Or wives, or wives with DIY projects. Like bathrooms [...] [...] There’s no gas BBQ here, no dishes,no cell phone coverage (that’s why he doesn’t call!), no children, no boss, no suit and tie,  no DIY tasks. Or wives, or wives with DIY projects. Like bathrooms [...]

]]> Comment on An Attractive Older Woman by Torre DeRoche http://www.kiakahacommunications.com/%post-name%/comment-page-1#comment-598 Torre DeRoche Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:22:00 +0000 http://vegemitevix.com/?p=74#comment-598 This is great – hilarious. So glad to have found your blog. This is great – hilarious. So glad to have found your blog.

]]> Comment on I Spy Facebook by Anonymous http://www.kiakahacommunications.com/%post-name%/comment-page-1#comment-3071 Anonymous Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:07:00 +0000 http://www.vegemitevix.com/?p=1233#comment-3071 Oooh I like thinking I'm one of the cool Mums! I do try to not overstep the mark and I think they mostly forget I'm on the friends' list. Oooh I like thinking I’m one of the cool Mums! I do try to not overstep the
mark and I think they mostly forget I’m on the friends’ list.

]]> Comment on I Spy Facebook by Mrs TeePot http://www.kiakahacommunications.com/%post-name%/comment-page-1#comment-3070 Mrs TeePot Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:04:00 +0000 http://www.vegemitevix.com/?p=1233#comment-3070 I accepted friend requests from my mum's "cool" friends when I was a teen! Only the cool ones mind!  I accepted friend requests from my mum’s “cool” friends when I was a teen! Only the cool ones mind! 

]]> Comment on A Girl Guide in Paris by RANDOM NOMAD: Vicki Jeffels, blogger, freelance writer & social media consultant « The Displaced Nation http://www.kiakahacommunications.com/%post-name%/comment-page-1#comment-737 RANDOM NOMAD: Vicki Jeffels, blogger, freelance writer & social media consultant « The Displaced Nation Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:57:04 +0000 http://vegemitevix.com/?p=80#comment-737 [...] the engagement ring!), we married in his village church in North Yorkshire in 2009.  I’ve written about our story on my blog and am currently writing it up as a memoir — hopefully coming to a bookstore near you, [...] [...] the engagement ring!), we married in his village church in North Yorkshire in 2009.  I’ve written about our story on my blog and am currently writing it up as a memoir — hopefully coming to a bookstore near you, [...]

]]> Comment on Not My Fault by RANDOM NOMAD: Vicki Jeffels, blogger, freelance writer & social media consultant « The Displaced Nation http://www.kiakahacommunications.com/%post-name%/comment-page-1#comment-3711 RANDOM NOMAD: Vicki Jeffels, blogger, freelance writer & social media consultant « The Displaced Nation Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:07:37 +0000 http://www.vegemitevix.com/?p=1527#comment-3711 [...] of local people have family connections back through several generations. I refer to her as Strawberry Munchkin in my blog and am so very grateful for her friendship. I think of her as an honorary [...] [...] of local people have family connections back through several generations. I refer to her as Strawberry Munchkin in my blog and am so very grateful for her friendship. I think of her as an honorary [...]

]]> Comment on Mrs Waitrose Goes to Lidl by MInnie_73 http://www.kiakahacommunications.com/%post-name%/comment-page-1#comment-4497 MInnie_73 Sun, 29 May 2011 22:33:00 +0000 http://www.vegemitevix.com/?p=1892#comment-4497 If you have been to asda then you have surely come across paying for trollues before. No need for extra pretend drama!!!! If you have been to asda then you have surely come across paying for trollues before. No need for extra pretend drama!!!!

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