School progress report – what would you do as a parent?
I'd bring it back to the school. If the parent in question didn't care then the child would not have tried to get rid of it. They wanted it gone because they knew their parent would care and would probably be upset. My only concern would be not knowing whether this child is possibly in a bad situation with his parents where if they knew about the grades he might be beaten...you just never know and that could be why he was afraid to show the paper. I know my kids would hate to show me those grades but they would because they know my intention would be to help them and find out how to improve and not so much be angry or punish them. I think that is why I would bring it back to the school rather than mail it. Maybe the school could give it back to the child and give him another chance to give it to his parents like he was supposed to and if he does then they don't have to tell the parents what he did. They could let him know they are going to call the house that evening to make sure she received the report. This way the parent still gets the report and the child doesn't get in extra trouble for trying to lose it. At our schools parents have to sign progress reports and send them back and notices go home to let parents know when they are coming so there is no way to get out of giving it to your parents. The high school report cards and progress reports are online so parents can go on and see them.
I got some bad grades on my progress report...?
I'm usually a straight A student, and I was out of school for a week. I missed a lot of work, but I am caught up now. The grades on my progress report show all of the misunderstandings I had from when I missed the work. I told my parents that my teacher messed up the grade (which she did), but now my parents want the teacher to write a note to them! I'm scared, because I think that's what the teacher told me, but I'm not sure if she'll get that I was too afraid to show the progress report to my parents. I still have to get it signed, and it's been two weeks since we got the progress reports! I want to tell my parents that I have since gotten my grades up, but then they'll know that I kept the progress report from them! What should I do?
Is there a better way to report a student's progress other than a grade report?
One of the best professors I studied with (Dr. G. Hanna, Kansas State University) said if he were king he would establish a dual grade process for every class. Students would receive two grades: one based on nothing except academics and one based on the various components of citizenship—-timely submission, engagement with the class, level of effort, empathy for others, attendance, etc. with consideration for challenges such as health issues, etc. He went on to say that in his system, all transcripts would show both grades with no ranking of one as more important than the other, and employers or receiving schools would be able to decide which was more important for their particular situation—-academic knowledge or willingness to engage and try hard, for example.His example was that he did NOT want his appendix removed by a doctor who got through medical school because he tried hard, but that there are a lot of positions in the world in which the most important things are effort, attitude, and being there and that to attempt to wrap it all into one grade is confusing at best.He also said it would never happen because society simply would not accept the requirement to measure the markers of citizenship as equal to the markers of academics.I think he nailed it.
How have you communicate student progress to parents?
i try to get each parent to share a working daytime number or email at the beginning of the year. i email or call frequently to keep parents updated on progress. sometimes i have to explain why johnny's C is as amazing as jenny's A - and trust me, even if we don't talk about other student's grades, the parents talk to each other. i try to share anecdotal stuff about the good things the kids don everyday, even if it's little stuff. Always lead with something positive, no matter how rotten the kid!
Do your parents get mad if you get a ‘C’ in your report card?
If my child is struggling in a class and has done all they possibly can to raise the grade -- interventions, in-school tutoring, additional study time at home, study buddies, etc -- then I don't have a problem with a C. If my child has decided to get lazy -- incomplete seat work, failure to turn in homework, sloppy school work, not study for tests -- then I have no sympathy and will take away distractions until the grades are brought up and kept up in the following grading period. That being said, I do keep an eye on my children's grades through on-line grade book. I also receive notifications from the school the minute their overall grade hits C or an individual assignment is below B. I talk with my kids, give them a set time to discuss with their teacher what can be done, and then step in when progress is not made.
How does one track progress of a kid in Montessori environment?
Montessori Schools Report Student ProgressBecause Montessori believes in individually paced academic progress, most schools do not assign letter grades or rank students within each class according to their achievement. Student progress, however, is measured in different ways, which may include:Student Self-Evaluations: At the elementary level, students will often prepare a monthly self-evaluation of the past three months work: what they accomplished, what they enjoyed the most, what they found most difficult, and what they would like to learn in the three months ahead. When completed, they will meet with the teachers, who will review it and add their comments and observations.Portfolios of Student Work: In many Montessori schools, two or three times a year, teachers (and at the elementary level, students) and parents go through the students? completed work and make selections for their portfolios.Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences: Once the students? three-month self-evaluations are complete, parents, students, and teachers will hold a family conference two or three times a year to review their children's portfolios and self-evaluations and go through the teachers assessment of their children's progress.Narrative Progress Reports: In many Montessori schools, once or twice a year, teachers prepare a written narrative report discussing each student?s work, social development, and mastery of fundamental skills.
When writing a negative student report in a positive way, what are your techniques as a teacher for the parents to encourage their children (i.e. misbehaviour/ not working hard enough making trouble, etc.)?
Your question is very important for teachers to try to convey to the parents the progress of their children.I see our jobs as teachers as trying to be as positive as we can about our students' progress. I evaluate my students' progress according to where they were at the beginning of the school year. Did they make any progress? Did they acquire any new skills? Do they have better time management? Do they interrupt in class less? Do they have fewer behavioral problems? If the answer is yes to any of the questions, then you did a good job. "Rome was not built in a day" meaning a little progress is better than no progress at all.I would recommend being positive in written remarks on end of the year school report cards. You can write something like: "The student can keep working on... over the summer to improve his/her...."Parents will "get the hint" and might get them some tutoring or enroll them in summer school classes. If you specify that for the students and parents, it will be easier for them to know what to work on.You can search sources on writing a positive progress report that can help you writing your reports. See one site attached:https://www.teachercreated.com/b...To summarize I would say that, we, the teachers are helping students discover their potential and extract it from them.I have written an answer to the question: why education is important. You may read my answer below.https://www.quora.com/Why-should-education-be-imparted/answer/Esther-Finzi share=7f023bb8&srid=51aB7Hope you find this helpful. Good luck!
If a child or teenager changes one of their grades on a report card or progress report or school assignment, is it the parent's fault for apparently putting too much pressure on them?
It may or may not be.I'm going to speak of cheating which is essentially the same (changing an F to an A after you get the F and cheating beforehand to not get that F), there do exist differences but let's ignore them.In middle school one kid I was particularly not fond of, call him Goku, asked to cheat off of me on a pretty important test, I said no and life went on. It just so happened one of my best friends knew Goku's family very well and, later that year, after an incident told me Goku's father hit him when he didn't do excellent in school.On a similar note, a lot of people at my high school cheated on tests and a lot of parents did put a lot of pressure on them for good grades, as did the school and peers.So yes, too much pressure and it may very well result in lying and cheating (and I doubt it will just revolve around grades).On the other hand, I have had a few friends whose parents put pressure on them for good grades and it worked out just fine, they got decent to good grades and that's it, however I don't know if something happened behind the scenes, I don't, however, think they cheated.Lastly, my parents put virtually zero pressure on me to do good in school often just telling me trying my best is all they want. They don't even look at my grades or ask me about them, I do think I turned out decent enough, academically that is. However this does not always work, you can probably easily find some cases or know of some already where the kid pretty much got to choose how much time he does work and whatever. In fact it didn't even work for me at first, I used to get in danger of failing notices every year of elementary school.So you can find varying levels of success at every point in the spectrum. I would say be kind, approachable, and forgiving try to teach kids to want to do the right thing rather than force kids them to.
What would you expect from a Student Information System (provided by the school) as a parent?
Our school district has one and it provides a lot of things for our high school. Our school goes from Grade 8 to 12. I use these features:On-line report cards 3 times a year (no more paper ones)At all times inbetween reports cards, a running total of the mark-to-date based on assignments and quizzes in each subject so I can see how well things are going.Daily report on attendance for each subject: tardy or absent. If absent, whether the absence was excused by the parent or not. And if I forgot to tell the school my child was going to be absent, (or in case the kid is skipping classes) I get an automatic robo-phone call that evening with a short message about which classes were missed.Marks for each assignment or quiz after it's graded by the teacher. Not all the teachers use this feature, but most do.A list of all the outstanding assignments that are late; in every class (optional by teacher)A facility for me to send an e-mail to any teacher or all the teachers for my child; this is really handyDaily class schedule for the whole year, so I can see what classes my kid has today, tomorrow, a week next Friday. This is awesome for planning dental appointments and such.I believe the system is called CIMS[1] and my view is called Parent Connect. There is also a Teacher Connect that the teachers use to enter marks; and a Student Connect so the kids can stay aware of their assignments and marks.I'm pretty impressed with how thorough it is and I peek in fairly frequently. I have found that most other parents either don't know it exists or rarely use it. They have to use it for report cards now, because there is no other way to get them, but that's probably it for most of them.I think the uptake is better with the students.[1] ParentCONNECTxp Software