He brought a piece of work home today ... the teacher had written "very untidy!" and the LSA had written on the work:
"Have given J the option - if he wishes to re-do at home - we would love his work on our wall."
What message does that give him 
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- 2007-02-10 @ 09:36:56
Hello Eve,
I found your comment really interesting as it touches on something I believe in so strongly - building children's self-esteem in positive ways.
I was hopeful that teachers are now separating the learning objectives for the piece of work from the presentation.
What seems worse of all is the fact someone has scrawled on the piece of work with a comment which requests that the work re-done before it will meet the requirements for display. I wonder if your son has been made aware of the criteria?
I usually ask my pupils about the audience for the work, and encourage them to form their own judgements about how it should be presented and also how much they will focus on getting the spellings correct, for instance.
I wondered if you had asked your son how he felt with that comment on his work?
J