Inferring that her teachers raise her is as logical at 8 months old as it is at 8 years old, and I'm fairly certain no second -
grade parents get this question.
Not exact matches
Listen to most teachers — and most
parents — and it's easy to assume that
getting good
grades in school is a requirement for professional success.
As a
parent of a
grade - school student, I had a difficult time
getting into that mind - set.
Young people worry most about fulfilling adult expectations (80 percent about obeying
parents, 78 percent about
getting good
grades, 69 percent about preparing for the future, 62 percent about earning money), instead of what adults routinely perceive to be the big crisis in growing up — sex, substance abuse, peer pressure.
Today's educators are finding new ways to help
parents look beyond the letter
grade and
get a better idea of how their student is really doing academically.
Again and again, among the families I treat as a psychologist, I see a disconnect between the skill set that
parents are pushing (compete like crazy,
get good
grades, over-prep for tests, go to a prestigious college, make lots of money) and the assets and attitudes that actually bring young people success in college, at work, in relationships, and in life.
Many
parents focus attention on their children's
grades and extracurricular activities, such as by making sure kids study, do their homework, and
get to soccer practice or dance lessons prepared and on time.
Compared to students whose
parents are uninvolved, kids with involved
parents get better
grades and are thought more highly of by teachers.
At the other extreme are the striving children of well - off
parents who feel pressure to perform on
grades and to stack up extracurricular credentials to
get in to elite schools.
More and more
parents are resorting to various headstart programs to
get their kids ready for first
grade.
But as a former student who once devoted way too many hours to busy work that didn't teach me anything, and a current
parent who has been shocked to see my child
get homework in both kindergarten and first
grade, I have to say, I think that Alfie Kohn just might be on to something.
At
grade school level they seem to just keep track of who
got a lunch and then bill the
parents after (if you don't qualify for free / reduced lunch).
It is one thing if a
parent chooses to grab a Happy Meal with their kids as a way of rewarding them for good
grades, it's another when children come home and say, «Mom, I
got all A's, can we go to McDonald's?
I am fortunate enough to have a wonderful public school system for my children, but it just makes me laugh when I see so many
parents continue to
get caught up in always wanting «the best»: the best 2nd
grade teacher, the best soccer coach, the best swim program.
Some
parent has
got to coach the first
grade soccer team or there won't be a team.
(
Parents don't need to sign in to start
getting customized recommendations on Understood; all they need to do to hit the ground running is check the boxes about their child's
grade and issues.)
The devastated Chinese mother would then
get dozens, maybe hundreds of practice tests and work through them with her child for as long as it takes to
get the
grade up to an A.» The Tiger Mother believes that children owe their
parents everything and «must spend their lives repaying their
parents by obeying them and making them proud.»
Research shows that when fathers / father - figures (resident and non-resident alike) are more involved in the school community beyond just attending sporting events — volunteering, attending class,
grade and whole school events, showing up for conferences and
getting involved in the
parent association — children have been shown to
get better
grades, go further with their education and actually enjoy school more.
If your child comes complaining to you that mom said he can't have TV because he didn't
get a good
grade on your last test, don't undermine the other
parent!
I only
got one 45 - minute planning period per day, and that was for all of my lesson planning, evaluation,
grading, recordkeeping, and
parent communication.
Young
grade - schoolers often worry about school,
getting along with classmates, and pleasing their
parents.
Students who feel pressure from teachers,
parents and peers to
get top
grades and
get into the «right» college are more likely to cheat.
my sons preschool is nutrition only,
parents can not bring anything, they
get breakfast and lunch there, and even brush teeth after both meals (which is something i would like the
grade school to allow time for after lunch)
My daughter started
grade RR this year, she's 4 turning 5 I'm sending her to a Montessori and she will go to
grade R there next year as well I've chosen this specific Montessori because of the amazing feedback I've
got from other
parents that have sent their kids there over the years, there's a mix of all different races and religions so my... [Read more]
This happens when a teen with
parents like this
get angry at them for
get an A - instead of an A +, which lowers the teen's self - esteem and their
grades as well.
«Today, the state Assembly is poised to debate and vote on legislation (A. 6777) that only
gets half the job done when it comes to ensuring
parents are informed of their rights and protected if they choose to opt their children in
grades 3 - 8 out of the controversial Common Core standardized tests.»
A district deputy superintendent says the
grade - changing was a long - term policy designed to prevent confrontations between teachers,
parents and students and to better students» chances of
getting into college.
Parents would
get to see the names and
grades of their child's teachers.
Its all about Kronk trying to impressive his strict father by showing he owns a house and has a wife with kids blah blah blah... All the things a
parent expects of their children basically, and old Kronk's
got ta meet the
grade.
My
parents knew my
grades when progress reports went out and then again when we
got our report cards.
A new poll has revealed that high school students with a desk in their bedroom
get better
grades in exams, as 51 % of
parents with children that achieved five or more A * to C
graded confirmed that their child's bedrooms were equipped with desks or dedicated study areas; compared to just 18 % of those who failed their GCSE's having a desk.
Nobody wants to tell
parents to grab a pitchfork and march down to their school demanding an explanation for the lofty - yet - false
grades their kids have
gotten for years on end.
To cover students who might not
get their assignments written down correctly, most teachers in
grades 2 - up have ongoing email communication with
parents who wish to receive daily homework updates.
The author adds, «School practices to encourage
parents to participate in their children's education are more important than family characteristics like parental education, family size, marital status, socioeconomic level, or student
grade level in determining whether
parents get involved.»
Students told me how little sleep they were
getting,
parents described how stressed out their kids were, and teachers commented on how they spent endless hours
grading the very work they had assigned.
With the addition of the new students and new
grade levels, the school needed an event that would bring in
parents and
get them involved in school activities.
To her office troop hordes of angry
parents, insisting that she raise their child's
grade - point average by a fraction of a point or that she classify their daughter as learning disabled so she can have extra time on the SATs or that she push their son to apply to the father's alma mater even though the boy lacks the
grades to
get in.
It's partly trying to say, «Let's do one thing well., If kids can't read by the third
grade, we know the chance of their school success is very grim, so let's focus on this one thing,» third
grade reading,» make sure we do it well and
get schools, communities,
parents,» everybody,» focused on this one literacy goal, and
get the mayor trumpeting the importance of literacy all the time.
On the other hand, we ask them to give their students the
grades that
get sent home to their
parents and engraved on their permanent transcripts.
Interpretation: Although the scale on which
parents are asked to
grade schools are different in the two surveys, results are broadly similar in that local schools
get a substantially higher rating than the nation's schools and private schools
get a substantially higher rating than public schools.
A student who attends an event like a choir or
parent night should not
get points added to their
grade in math or English.
After trying for some time to hit the high points and answer
parents» questions, he finally sent for some second -
grade «experts» to
get the story straight.
A
parent can really help their kid when they know they've
got these
grades:
Alternatively they want to be a doctor (or their
parents demand it) but you know deep down they won't
get the
grades needed to
get into Med School.
«When we sit down with
parents and students, we can look at
grades together and
get an assessment of the relative strengths and weaknesses of a student.
«To
get more
parents to come to open house, especially during that first open house, when
grades and behavior may not be issues, I award keys to students who
get someone to represent them at open house,» explains eighth -
grade language arts teacher Anica H. Weeks.
For example, in Macomb, Mich., a fifth
grade teacher and principal organized a back to school barbecue the Saturday before school began to encourage
parents and other adults to
get involved in the new school year.
It's a big change for many teachers and
parents, since it means that 7th
grade students are not necessarily
getting 7th
grade content.
A former teacher told me: «When I taught 4th
grade, I
got a call every night from one
parent or another.»
So what does this mean for
parents, especially those that learn that their kids aren't currently headed for success (and even though their kids have been
getting good
grades and glowing reports from their teachers)?