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Our family has been exposed with one extreme to the other, but most communicate on the middle road - they notify you when there is a consistent behavior issue.

This is also true when it comes to academics. My personal feeling on this, is that it is up to the parent to pay attention to the grades their kids are bringing home. The teacher has an average of 22 kids to teach, they may not notice an inconsistency as quickly as you might. When you notice an inconsistency, ask your child questions. Find out if they went over the work in class afterwards and if they now understand. If they don't, spend a little extra time going over it with them. If needed, contact the teacher and see if they can give you some advice on things you can do at home to help.

I remember when one of my kids brought home a low grade on something we thought she had mastered. We were considering limiting her after school activities so she could study more. Luckily, I emailed the teacher and found out that most of the students in the class did poorly. The teacher mentioned they were trying a new method and she didn't expect the kids to understand it right away. She assured me that they were not recorded grades and that my child was doing fine. It made me realize how important it is to check with the teacher before deciding on restricting after school activities or handing out a punishment.

In addition, if your child is having some difficulties, the earlier it is addressed, the better. Investigate and see if you can find out the reason. Some kids learning styles differ from the teaching style in the classroom. Some kids may need a little extra help and others may have a learning disability. When you work with the teacher, problems can typically be addressed sooner and resolved more quickly.

Typically, within the first few months you begin to understand how your child's teacher deals with behavior issues and academics. When progress reports come around, address any issues as quickly as possible. When a teacher and a parent work as a team, everyone benefits.

Few people, to be precise educated people, would deny paramount importance of the time interval between receiving the School Report Card to submitting it, signed duly by the parent. Those few moments, whether haunting or over exciting, does make the dads and the grand dads nostalgic, and miss the good old days when proxy signatures used to be the last hope. Today, they have got better systems, better facilities and there is no scope to play a nice little trick.

Technology and its Intervention

The 21st century techno-civilized human being, comes with a complete set of digital accessories, including smart phones, pocket PCs, data storage and information sharing devices - nothing a kid should be afraid of. But, something like flashing the School Report Card on your dads phone can be a real trouble. It won't be surprising to see the kids react to it, something like: "Don't tell me they have such disgusting services in the school. What! A Report Card on Dad's phone. It is unethical. report card comments