Dear Care and Feeding: My child's grades are dropping horribly, all because of a policy that was meant to help!
But of course, it all just piles up for the end of the marking period when he turns in a bunch of half-assed work. His test grades usually don’t rise above mediocrity because in his head, he can always try again later. He did not have these habits at all in middle school before these policies were implemented, so I feel fairly confident that these habits are mostly a result of the policy changes.
She started out strong in kindergarten and throughout first grade, but by spring of first grade her teacher said that spelling was a problem, and she moved to the reading group for kids who need to practice skills more slowly. I was concerned, asked what we could do at home to support her better, and made a plan to work on spelling.Now here we are in the fall of second grade and it looks like her skills are still at the level of about a spring first grader.
Look at these reading scores as a report on a moment in your child’s life—a single data point. If the next two or three data points also indicate an ongoing or increasing struggle, more specific, targeted action may be required. Ideally, the teacher is formally and informally assessing your child regularly and is monitoring progress closely. You can even ask for some of the data from those interim assessments to keep an eye on how your child is doing.
I did speak with the principal before the written policy came out, and he assured me detention would be a last resort, but the written policy has no flexibility. Am I off base for thinking this policy is unreasonable?
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