Top Ten Signs of a Great Fit Between
Your Child and School

Your child is eager to go to school and energized and happy at the end of most school days
Your child regularly has to work hard to learn and perform in school work
Your child regularly experiences success learning and performing in school work
You see big progress in your child's overall development — academic, social, emotional and physical
Your child is learning and performing academically at the level of which you think (s)he is capable
Your child's teachers really understand and appreciate your child's strengths
Your child talks about school positively, using words like "fun," "interesting," or "cool"
You and your child feel positive about your child's health, behavior and personal well-being at school
Your child has friends and acquaintances who like, accept and treat your child kindly at school
School work and friends are important, but not all-consuming, parts of your child's life