When a child comes home with their report card and there are several A’s and one grade that is C or below, which grade do we generally focus on? That’s right the lower grade. My niece is a smart young girl but a few years ago she began to get lower grades in reading versus classes like math and science. Her teachers emphasized what she wasn’t doing well in which negatively affected her other grades and self-esteem.

If a guy walks over to you and there is a small stain on his shirt, it is unlikely you will say, oh look how clean most of his shirt is.