
Fifth and sixth grades were hard for Jada, for a variety of reasons, and while her grades those years were good they weren't great. Amy and I know she can do better, and so far this school year she has marshaled far more of her own motivation in this direction too. She wants to get into a good high school, and she knows that 7th grade grades count towards that, so she is putting in the work and maintaining her focus. She has made good choices to eliminate both distractions as well as productive activities that she would otherwise like to pursue but realizes she needs to say no to in order to have time to do well in school.
So impressed with how she is approaching this whole thing. We are of course very active in her pursuits, and yet on another level we are intentionally giving her space to own her own goals and take her own steps to achieve them. I'm proud of her for stepping up so far this year.
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