Jude’s first report card from his virtual academy arrived today. I was planning on not sharing it with Jude because I expected it to be stellar and don’t want him getting too complacent and thinking he doesn’t have to work hard. But, it’s really nothing to brag about. There are 4 number grades, with 4 meaning exceeding standards, 3 meaning meeting standards, 2 meaning progressing towards stands and 1 meaning not progresing towards standards. He was graded in both his kindergarten courses that he was in for a month and in the first grade classes that he has been in since then. He got straight 3’s, meaning meeting standards, even in the kindergarten category of “identifies letters of the alphabet,” which he has done since he was 1-1/2 years old. I’m not sure what it takes to get a 4, but this is like straight B’s, which will not be acceptable for any child of mine after it starts to matter. Hopefully this is the worst report card the kid will ever get.