The main point this chapter is trying to get across is that most report cards, as they are used currently, are ineffective. Report cards should be more than just a printout of the final grades for a term. Parents and students need to see what is really going on in the classroom and since most parents are unable to or choose not to be involved in their child’s academic life, they only see the report card two to four times a year. The information presented on the standard report card are not accurate indicators of the rest of the year. I hope that the school(s) I teach at does not use the basic report card and/or allows me to include an additional sheet that gives more information on the student’s progress through the standards or whatever method is being used. What I need to keep in mind is that parents do not fully understand the way the classroom is run, so they need as much information as frequently as possible that will help them to see their student’s progress. I think finding a way to incorporate as many different methods for presenting the information is probably the best way to construct a report card, but it is also the most time consuming, and teachers and other administration just do not have the time to put into a report such as that. Starting a process that would present all of the information is daunting, but if you are able to keep up with it, especially using an online gradebook would be incredibly beneficial for all parties.
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