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activities. Seventy-two percent of the "C"
students, and only 61 percent of the "D"
students, said their parents monitored what
they did closely. Surprise. Surprise. That
probably explains my undistinguished record in
junior high and senior high school.
See, my folks just tried to raise me on
Parent's Magazine. They didn't read it; they
just rolled it up and whacked me on the rear. I
never understood why my teachers would go
into the Work Room so grumpy and come out
later so happy, until I sneaked in there one day
and found a perforated picture of me on their
dart board.
There is a song I hear on the radio ever so
many years and about Mother's Day time. It,
paraphrased here, is a story abouta teenager
who came to his mother and said,
"Mom, I feel
I should be rewarded for all the things that I
have done this semester."
He presented to his
mother a list. And the list said:
For all my good grades--------- $10.00
For being on time at school
------
7.
00
For keeping my room clean
-----
10. 00
For taking extra care of my
books
-------------------------------
3. 00
For not complaining about
the lunches
you
fixed
----------
5.
00
For doing extra reading and
getting home with the notes
from school
-----------------------
5.
00
TOTAL
------------------------
$40. 00
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