school report bragging on facebook

[emanjay]

AIBU? Can't stand this. My friend has written "*'s report was brilliant! Bet he keeps it up next year "

Oh dear. I'm actually dying to but having to sit on my hands to stop myself. DS (being assessed for ADHD and ASD) has had a tough year because of his behaviour, but has aced his report.

I want to burst in flames of pride.

So I shall do it here anonymously

AllDirections - now that is utter madness. Why post things that aren't true?

YABVU. I thought the minutiae of lives is what FB is all about. It's why I avoid it (as I have more than enough minutiae of my own) but it's exactly what I'd expect to see there.

it's naff to share good news and achievements with friends and family?

how odd.

If I had posted about winning at sports day, would that be considered naff too?

what about extra curricular stuff? like music exams, or sports achievements?

TSSDNCOP

Well done to your boy What a lovely report to get

I'm genuinely pleased for friends who post glowing school reports, especially the kids who attend subpar schools and get 11 or 12 GCSE A*.

"brilliant" [sceptical]

I have also scanned/taken photos of various certificates/achievement awards that she has received

But only grandparents would be interested surely?
Couldn't you email?

It just seems boasty

emoticon fail -sorry

Oh dear tapdancingelephant

I posted a sports day winning photo too

What a social faux pas

TSSDNCOP

Shout it from the rooftops, or post it on facebook, you are right to be proud and want to share it with people. Well done to him!

Boasty or deluded.

It was Lady. I cried. And then finally unclenched for the summer

And now I'm crying again. Thank you xxxx

TSSDNCOP - brag away.

well done to mini-TSSDNOP, and please do tell anyone you want to (in RL, on FB, on the phone - however the hell you want to)

my eldest has ASD, and I have been known to scan in copies of IEP targets achieved

hard work being celebrated is nothing to be ashamed of.

I'm surprised at the hard time the OP I getting. Of course it's really important to be proud of your children and to praise them for good reports, but that's completely different to putting it on Facebook. I really hate bragging, it's really naff- there's no need to tell other people what was in the report unless they ask. DD got an excellent report but I haven't told anyone - she knows that I'm proud of her, but I'm also teaching her that it's really bad manners to brag.

I said nothing on my timeline about my son's report but chose to scan it and email it to family. Some of the postings from his classmates' parents have included reading ages, levels etc.

I mentioned my boys' school reports because I was utterly impressed with how well their teachers knew them, they really nailed their characters.

I was later asked if they'd "done badly" because I hadn't gushed about how proud I was. I was SUPER PROUD, they really did astound me with just HOW good they were... but it felt a bit vulgar to say "My children are fucking perfect you losers!".

Why is imparting information bragging? I just don't get it.

Now if I'd put "haha my child is far better than all of yours" it would be different. But I didn't, I put that I was proud of her excellent report, no details.

I'm installing in my daughter the right to be proud of her own achievements when she has worked hard

grandparents, godparents, family friends - they are all interested. and pretty much make up my entire friends list.

surely it's what FB is all about - easily sharing social minutiae, and the ability to take part in the lives of people who are dear to you, but not necessarily next door to you.

I have seen an old school friend's new baby this week, and celebrated another step in the road to recovery of an old university friend who has been very ill.

both events were shared and commented on by a wide circle of friends - it's nice to keep in touch in ever-easier and qquicker ways than letters/cards/emails.

"brilliant" - really?

That's my problem.

Also, "incredibly proud". What's wrong with 'very'?

Oh dear I did this with dd report, she has Asd and goes to a special school for Autism, and had had a fantastic report. She was attending MS school last year, and was a couple of years behind her peers academically, now she is a year behind, and will be put into a high ability group for year 2 yay!

agree LadyBryan. I posted that I was very pleased with dd's report, both the results and the comments on effort. that's it.

I see no reason why this had to be in an email not on FB. I agree with SoupDragon's earlier comment - those cheesed off with similar comments probably have the world and his wife on FB, and are fed up with reading about children who mean nothing to them.

why would I not use a convenient and public (in a closed way) method of conversing with groups of people about a topic of interest to them all?