09/08/2023
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR KIDS' RESULTS?
Parents, when you see your children's results, focus on the % and not the position they took.
Every child cannot take the 1st position.
The overall percentage carries better information about your child's strengths and weaknesses.
It speaks about your child's hidden potential, gifts, and natural inclinations.
Focusing on their scores in each subject can help you channel your gifts to the right things early.
The percentage also shows your child's weaknesses and areas they need better support for improvement.
There's always room for improvement, sir/ma.
So be kind to that child.
Haven't we all failed at one point in our lives?
So, it's okay to fail but never okay to say a failure.
Please, avoid comparing your Emeka with Nneka.
Comparison never helps any child become better, it only leaves them with the spirit of bitterness, jealousy, and unhealthy competition.
If your child must compete, it has to be with themselves and not with other people.
They have to make a resolve that they can be better than they were yesterday.
They have to come to the awareness they've got all they need to do better next term if only they are willing to work harder.
You also need to be willing to give them all the support to get this result.
Be ready to invest in them, so you may reap the reward.
Once again, don't be fixated on the position your child took in class.
The percentage is more important.
Any score above 50% is good.
There's always room for improvement, sir/ma.
No matter what the percentage reads, be rest assured that they can do better if you are willing to walk them through the road to success.
A child who has 46% can turn out with 86% next term with the right support and tools.
Your children can't do this alone, they need your support all the way.
The school cannot do this alone, they need your input.
So, you need to be willing to pay the price, in cash, time, and sweat.
You need to be willing to be more involved in their academics than you were last term.
When you see their results, pat them on the back, and tell them they can do better, even if they've failed.
Don't stop at this.
Map out your success plan strategically.
Would you write a daily reading routine for them?
Would you need to reduce their screen time drastically, so they can give more time to personal study?
Would you enroll them in special classes?
Would you need to help them improve their reading, comprehension, and writing skill?
Would you have to focus on helping them improve in their areas of weakness?
Would you need to keep them accountable for what they read daily?
Academic results are meant to give you an update on how your child is doing in school, just so you DO SOMETHING.
Whatever your decision is, it is left to you as the parent.
But be rest assured that, wishing your child will do better next term without a solid plan and strategy will bring no tangible result.
Beating them, yelling, and calling them names will do nothing good either.
Your child can do better if you are willing to do better as a parent.
You need a solid academic success plan.
And you need strong discipline to follow the plan consistently.
Avoid unnecessary comparisons, it destroys.
Please, be intentional.
Let me know if you find this helpful, and feel free to share it with other parents.
Save a child, today.
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