Appropriate support at home can pull the student back up. On the flip side, children who receive encouragement at home and at school will continue to seek challenges if they already are mastering the work teachers offer them. If course work is too easy for a child, parents can ask for more challenging assignments for him. Although parents would love for their child to earn straight A' s, not every child can. Through past grades and state test scores, educators say, parents can get a good picture of their child' s potential.
Educators say that encouraging strengths is more important than criticizing weaknesses.