AIBU to think that school should have given my son a different certificate?

[notenoughbottle]

I'm probably being a bit U over this but my son has some minor additional needs, including Dyslexia and tries really hard at school despite a wandering concentration... I was a bit surprised to see this certificate he was sent home with. They have crossed out excellent and written good above the crossed out word. WTF?! Surely it should have just been sent out with the original wording. Even my son commented on it! To be fair school are normally pretty good so no complaint there but I thought this was well, just a bit odd?!

I cannot for the life of me think of a single good reason for doing that. If the school are otherwise good then I would let it slide though. I agree it's odd though.

That was a bit unneccessary! The certificate was fine just as it is, surely they are rewarding effort as much as attainment?
I would be having a quiet word.

I think that's a shitty thing to do on a certificate.

That's bloody awful . What miserable toad thought that was appropriate?

Blimey that's beyond shoddy.

Well that's just downright mean.

Talk about damned with faint praise. Miserable sods. I'd want to send them a Christmas card saying "Thank you for your excellent good support of DS this year." But that would be extremely petty

That's nasty I would raise it with the school tbh and I am generally the first to support a school on MN!

I think that is awful, and I would be having a word. How on earth does that make him feel?

I agree that's a bit crap to do that.

YANBU

That is mean.

YANBU, thank is at best thoughtless and at worst mean.

that's mean :(

It takes a fair bit for me to have a moan (have yet to whine about DS not having had a history lesson for a month...) - but I think that would definitely get a comment from me.

I might even send it back with a written note suggesting that damning with faint praise is worse than no praise at all.

Do what Giraffes said

Thank You. I did think maybe it was just me but you're comments being agreeable with my opinions on it have reassured me otherwise. My son is normally quite blasé about a lot of things, he has some ASD traits (waiting for cahms assessment) but he picked up on this (but has luckily brushed it off). It's just a bit crap really isn't it?! Am pondering whether to say something but I'm in school quite a bit over various issues so not sure. Although... I'm not sure if I'm starting to see the light a bit over certain things. If someone is happy for me to see this then what is happening in school...

I honestly think this is a shitty enough thing to do that it merits being put in envelope with a post-it on saying "please don't bother in future" and sent straight back.

Good idea giraffes.. Maybe I will tippex and then write over to leave them wondering!

That is appalling! Do you think it was a draft the teacher was meant to give to someone to type up and print?

Wow, very shoddy indeed

I wouldn't care how good the school usually are, there's no doubt that somebody needs pulling up on this & reminding that it's inexcusably shoddy, I would definitely mention it

I'm getting carried away now, but better still might be
"Have a Happy Mediocre Christmas"

Couldn't the school have printed a certificate with good on it rather than crossing out the excellent, if they wanted to say "good".

Otherwise he should have had the cerftificate as it was!

That is unplesant

So shitty. Poor ds. I would have to say something.