I have parents coming into my classroom today asking how their child is doing in my class. They only have a 95, how can they get a higher grade?
Really?
This happens over and over again. I wonder why they're here. I don't think it's to make themselves feel better about how great their child is doing in school. I also don't think that they are very worried about the 95 not being a 98. I believe it's to show their child that they are fully invested in their education.
Parents who show up to Parent Teacher Night are sending a message to their child that education is important and I'm here to support that. I'm here to help you get to where you can be. I'm taking time out of my schedule to look at what you're doing every day for six and a half hours.
So it's not about the 95. It's about taking an afternoon off from work and waiting in line to talk to a teacher for seven minutes because that's how important this is.
So thank you parents, for being here.
There are better questions than how can my kid get a higher grade.
ReplyDeleteHelp parents by letting them know better questions to ask.
-->What meaningful work is my child doing?
-->How has this class helped you improve your school, community, the world?
-->What have you shared that has helped others?
More on this at:
https://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2009/08/back-to-school-questions-for-innovative.html