I'd like to know your thoughts on the experience your children are getting in school. What makes learning a good experience for your kids? What bothers you?
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One thing that bothers me a little (funny you should ask, because I was just thinking about it), is I feel like I don't have any idea what's going on for the larger part of my kids' days. Both of my school-aged boys are totally uncommunicative about school, so sometimes I find out MONTHS later that one son's shoes aren't right for gym class and he isn't getting to participate, or that another son isn't doing well in writing.
I could email or phone the teacher, but I don't know that I NEED to until I accidentally find out about something like that--and definitely I don't want to add to the busy teacher's day by writing all the time "just to see if there's anything I should know."
It would be SO maddening not to be informed if there were some sort of problem at school.
Is there any regular sort of communication set up between teacher and parents? Any kind of a notebook that goes back and forth each day? Do your kids bring graded papers home on a certain day?
My son's teacher is wonderful, though he's very uncommunicative. She has a take home folder where homework, notes from her and other things come home each day; unless there isn't anything. I'm welcome to call, email or stop by if I have any questions for her; which isn't often. I also send her notes if we are changing something in C's routine. Like, last week we switched to him meeting me after school on his own. So far as I know it's worked well since she hasn't sent a note letting me know any different.
If you feel you aren't getting the information you need perhaps suggest a notebook that you can share with her so she can make any notes to you that she feels important and send it home with the boys when the need arises. Then you don't feel left out.
It bothers me that instead of sending my kindergartner to recess, they show them a TV show. I understand if they can't go outside, but they could play some games or something.
If I wanted him to watch TV, I could keep him home.
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One thing that bothers me a little (funny you should ask, because I was just thinking about it), is I feel like I don't have any idea what's going on for the larger part of my kids' days. Both of my school-aged boys are totally uncommunicative about school, so sometimes I find out MONTHS later that one son's shoes aren't right for gym class and he isn't getting to participate, or that another son isn't doing well in writing.
I could email or phone the teacher, but I don't know that I NEED to until I accidentally find out about something like that--and definitely I don't want to add to the busy teacher's day by writing all the time "just to see if there's anything I should know."
It would be SO maddening not to be informed if there were some sort of problem at school.
Is there any regular sort of communication set up between teacher and parents? Any kind of a notebook that goes back and forth each day? Do your kids bring graded papers home on a certain day?
My son's teacher is wonderful, though he's very uncommunicative. She has a take home folder where homework, notes from her and other things come home each day; unless there isn't anything. I'm welcome to call, email or stop by if I have any questions for her; which isn't often. I also send her notes if we are changing something in C's routine. Like, last week we switched to him meeting me after school on his own. So far as I know it's worked well since she hasn't sent a note letting me know any different.
If you feel you aren't getting the information you need perhaps suggest a notebook that you can share with her so she can make any notes to you that she feels important and send it home with the boys when the need arises. Then you don't feel left out.
It bothers me that instead of sending my kindergartner to recess, they show them a TV show. I understand if they can't go outside, but they could play some games or something.
If I wanted him to watch TV, I could keep him home.
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