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Parental Student
Report Card
Advice
Parent:an individual
or combination of individuals who are
responsible for protecting, educating,
disciplining and raising a child. A report card is designed to provide the parents
with information on how their child is doing in his
or her classes. It is not meant to be a sort of
punishment but as a measure of progress. Parents
should use it to determine where they need to work
on improvement.
1. Report cards are
an indication where improvements need to be
made. Use it as a starting point for
remediation.
2. Contact the
teacher when there is sign of poor
performance or you feel the grade is
inaccurate. Set up a
conference whose main objective is
to help the student improve his or her grade.
3. Keep track of
your child's work and grades before the card
are issued. Many school systems now put them
online, thus you will avoid any surprises.
4.
Studies show that parent involvement in
school activities result in success in
school and better report cards.
5. If the school
does not have online updates create your own
report system i.e.. a form listing the date
and grades with a teacher's initials.
6.
Use positive responses to a good
report card, take him or her to a
movie, make a special meal, don't infer
that it is a bribe. A student should
strive to enjoy and love what they
are learning.
8. Some grades
do not reflect a student's potential.
It could be the result of not being
challenged or motivated. This could
be the result of a teacher teaching
out of field or a mistake in
scheduling. Review with the teacher
and the guidance counselor
to evaluate his or her potential. If
you find he or she is improperly
placed open a dialog on a transfer
or remedial help.
