Raina is 7 . When my son was in grade 2 we had a simular report , it included whether he met grade standards or didn't.
Nothing is posted online. Teachers are apparently against standardized testing. I am going to talk to her teacher and see if she will tell me what is going on. I also have an in with the special ed co-ordinator. I had a meeting with her at the beginning of the year. I adopted my daughter when she was 2. She was born 8 weeks premature and was only 2 1/2 pounds. she is at risk for learning disabilities. I need to know where she's at. How am I suppose to help her, or get help for her if I don't know?
Believe me I will find out. tomorrow is a NI day. no school, but I will be there on Monday.
That's my DD in another year. And oh yeah- her writing skills could use some help. Hopefully she'll be ok with dh and I proofreading whatever she writes, and then she'll fix the problem. I guess it'll come down to- she'll do it- or it'll be community college for a year (which IMHO isn't exactly a bad thing eitherOriginally Posted by AddieBee
Hmmm. OK. Now I am seeing this at the other end, helping HS seniors with the college application essays. Teachers giving these kids glowing praise and all As... but what I am getting in my in box is just dreadful.Lovely kids - terrible writing! Ugh!
I understand what you are saying, but last year this time I was given a simple report with her reading level and math level. What is the point of having student led conferences, they show you their work. There are no parent/ teacher interviews this year. I feel strongly that teachers and parents should work together for the betterment of the children. The teachers no longer want to deal with parents. Yes I can see some parents are difficult, but most are their to support their child.Originally Posted by Tico
Please no one jump on me, but everyone is sounding a little harsh towards the teacher/school here!
I'm a primary teacher. Would you let me explain from an educator's perspective? (I speak from my own experience, and from how my school system is run - yours might be a little different)
You sound like you're picturing an interim to be a fourth report card. It isn't. I'm not sure if every realizes how much effort goes into a report card. Literally weeks and weeks of classifying work, narrowing down outcomes, assessing, writing, analyzing work samples, rewriting anecdotal reports (times 25, of course). I start focusing on them a month before they go out at least. At this point in the year, it is much too soon for me to be able to accomplish this. It feels like summer just ended!
An interim, instead, is a snapshot, typically at the beginning of the year, of how your child is adjusting to their class, specifically routines, organization and management skills. A little heads-up as to how things are running, not to evaluate their work. I haven't even finished a single curriculum unit with them yet!
I just completed my own interims which are quite similar to yours, and at 6 weeks into the school year, it is SO hard to pull together anything more than the general picture. I am just trying to get to know my students still - their writing levels, their math skills, their ability to synthesize. It takes the entire first term to really have a good grasp of where each student is at and how they have been improving.
Your daughter is in Grade 2. So much learning at this stage is sequentially built through repetition over lengthy periods of time that there is little to report on at this point. Capitals, periods, sight words, number values and representation... It takes time and patience to develop the building blocks that will equip them for learning throughout their life. It's too soon to assess these little ones! They are just starting in the big world of academics!
If you have any concerns in a subject, or are curious about what they are learning in a subject, you should always feel free to drop by their class or give their teacher a call. But please don't get upset because you think we ought to write a fourth report card over three terms.
Teachers work so hard, and often it seems like no one seems to notice it. We are not hiding behind our unions to do as little as possible. We DO love your kids and put in lots of hours to make sure your children are happy and enjoying learning.
