Talk:Foundations and Assessment of Education/Edition 1/Foundations Table of Contents/Chapter 14/14.5.1

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I feel report cards are a good way to let students and parents know how the children are doing in school at a given time. I also think conferences and progress reports are slao a good wa to do this. I was always a fan of getting my report card because I wanted to get paid for my good grades and get praise for my good grades. However if I was takinga class that I was not doing well in I was not so excited about the report card. I do think this a great way to show parents the progress of their children. Lwill031 (talk) 15:09, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Ahhh... the dreaded report card. I don't know what it is about the obsession with letter grades and GPAs in this country– but grades are really rather arbitrary to me. I know when I've learned something in a class and did my fill. There have been a few times in my academic career when I felt a class was totally not worthwhile, I did what I considered lackluster work and received an A– contrasting this there have been classes where I've busted my butt, learned a ton of information that I'll always retain, and yet still earned a B. Why we value little numbers squiggled on the tops of our papers so much, without utterly understanding the deduction of every solitary point, every fraction of a point. There is no standard there– each grade subjectively different from teacher to teacher. It drives me crazy. Maybe we should just move onward to a pass-fail system, though I'm thinking that'll be even more dangerous territory. Hsmit022 (talk) 18:50, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

I guess I was the kid who couldn't wait to get their report card. Please don't confuse me with the straight A student because I was always the one who wanted to see if I made good enough grades to please my parents. At my house good grades (B or better) meant that I got to keep my playtime and other fun activities. My best friend Kayla never made good grades. She struggles all the way through high school. She was the kid who let out the big breath of air and slumped down in her seat. Her parents never seemed to care. It was always like she was disappointed in herself and didn't care what her parents thought because they didn't care anyway. She would be in a depressed like mood for days after report cards were handed out. I think high school report cards should include some hand written praises is possible. I think it would give a ray of hope to the sad.Hcomb003 (talk) 16:59, 7 August 2009 (UTC)