tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777045501388164999.post764651650188575313..comments2024-02-18T05:41:11.276-08:00Comments on The Frugal Handmade Home: School Report SadnessFishcake_randomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639536696800359426noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777045501388164999.post-63388867634355398192017-01-14T12:17:10.641-08:002017-01-14T12:17:10.641-08:00Friends of mine have said the same thing - they ar...Friends of mine have said the same thing - they aren't interested in the child or in encouraging their personalities and talents to shine through. Your children sound like lovely, well-rounded young people, a credit to you and yet their reports wouldn't tell anyone that. Email and tell those teachers that the children they teach aren't just numbers on the school roll, they are individuals.Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914227535503925006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777045501388164999.post-46125781458262017112017-01-14T08:51:37.005-08:002017-01-14T08:51:37.005-08:00school reports are nothing like when i was at scho...school reports are nothing like when i was at school, all hand written and personal, i get nowadays its easier to be done via computer but that personal touch has definitely gone, i assume due to regulations and rules of today teachers are also not allowed to say certain things! its the same with my sons school, he is at high school (now called colleges!) and they rate a childs grade by numbers 1-9 i think its all very confusing what was wrong with an A,B,C grade etc, his too doesn't reflect him or his qualities, i sometimes wonder if they actually know who they are reporting about, i think all reports are quiet samey if you know what i mean. I wouldn't worry you know your own kids qualities and how amazing they are at their own things<br />sammie xx Sammie Skinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135941984066102913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777045501388164999.post-67290246415056634012017-01-14T06:16:52.771-08:002017-01-14T06:16:52.771-08:00Hello, I love to visit your blog but do not have a...Hello, I love to visit your blog but do not have a blog myself. Sadly this is the way reports are now going, so impersonal. Just treasure the fact of the wonderful and tremendous things your children are doing. Tick boxes and statistics are such a big part of life now, so sad. Sue H.Sencosuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680307635326314845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777045501388164999.post-20673562853374476382017-01-14T05:08:47.427-08:002017-01-14T05:08:47.427-08:00I suppose that this is down to all the levels of e...I suppose that this is down to all the levels of expectation by school inspectors, to them it is just a case or percentages. Just like in the modern day work place children are being reduced to numbers not names with personalities.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777045501388164999.post-85384870878320838092017-01-14T05:02:32.322-08:002017-01-14T05:02:32.322-08:00I am a teacher in Australia. We are forbidden, yes...I am a teacher in Australia. We are forbidden, yes forbidden, to even write something like ' I congratulate .....on an excellent year'. It's all bs department speak. I don't even read my own child's report these days they are so full of inhuman bunkum.Darwin Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05715389494434546700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777045501388164999.post-52977953893438882372017-01-14T04:10:48.421-08:002017-01-14T04:10:48.421-08:00I understand your frustration. As a teacher who ha...I understand your frustration. As a teacher who has been at the job forever, I find the format of the new reports incredibly unsatisfying. It does reduce our children's performance to a list of tick-boxes. YOU are a caring, loving parent, and you know your DDs very well, and spend lots of time with them. So you are aware of their gifts and skills - and not blind to their shortcomings [eg the reaching target issue] Yes, do speak to the teachers on Monday BUT please, for their sake, understand that they are using the format which has been handed to them, and probably feel as uncomfortable about it as you. I know of a school where a pair of twins ended up with identical reports, simply because the system required staff to choose from a list of given phrases, and there was no room for individual comments. Also, be grateful that you DO have the opportunity to spend so much time with your children. Think of the other Mums who may have to go out to work to support the family and therefore use childcare. Some of those will not be quite so aware of the day to day events of school life, and will find these highly processed reports quite devastating because they never give the whole picture of a child's progress socially and emotionally, as well as educationally. Continue to be positive - you are doing a great job, and I suspect the teachers are too...it's just the reporting/performance assessment system which lets everybody down. And you can tell DD1 and DD2 that THIS teacher loves reading about their progress and thinks they are growing into splendid little girls. If they become half as caring and supportive as their Mum, then they will do fine!! Enjoy your weekend with themAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7777045501388164999.post-77696967544762014982017-01-14T03:21:16.814-08:002017-01-14T03:21:16.814-08:00It makes me sad too. I also dislike the standard p...It makes me sad too. I also dislike the standard paragraphs that get used in reports these days. It's lovely how you've described your children and recognise their wonderful qualities. XJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837629817375132149noreply@blogger.com