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Post by katiekat on Mar 18, 2008 21:29:16 GMT -5
Sean got his report card and 2 of the Character Development grades have improved from ACs(area of concerns) to Is (improving). Listening attentively and Following Directions have both gotten better since he has been on the medication. He was so happy when I explained what it meant to him and then I gave him $10 and he was BEYOND happy. Great news!
I must say that his report card is the strangest I have ever seen. Joe went to a different school when he was this young and I have never seen anything like it. The grades for the actual subjects are: M-Needs minimal support
P-Needs practice and support
AC-Area of concern
Then for reading and math it says Meeting Benchmarks-Yes/No
And for reading and writing there is no grade or anything it just says"emerging."
Anyway I just thought it was weird. He did not get any ACs so that is good. Has anyone else seen a report card like this?
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Post by charliegirl on Mar 19, 2008 0:04:02 GMT -5
I have never seen one like that but I am thrilled for Sean that he was rewarded with improved grades. Has he already made plans for what he is going to get with his $10? Has he asked how many new Yugioh cards he can get with it?  |
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Post by katiekat on Mar 19, 2008 7:46:56 GMT -5
He has already spent the money-but on the new obsession Tek Deks! And that is exactly what he wanted to know...how many could he get.  |
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Post by bugsmom on Mar 19, 2008 8:11:14 GMT -5
Awww...I bet Sean was thrilled with his progress. Way to go Sean! Enjoy your Tek Deks!
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Post by jj on Mar 19, 2008 15:26:46 GMT -5
KK That's great news. And no, haven't seen a report card quite like that.
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Post by carol on Mar 19, 2008 17:43:22 GMT -5
My son's previous school had a strange grading system. The grades were coded similar to what you posted. I believe "T" stood for Emerging, "S" was for partial mastery, there were some L's and J's as well. Each code had an explanation of what each meant. I understood most of it, I would think a lay person would struggle with its explanation. I asked the school why they established this grading system. The answer was that they were moving away from a traditional grading system. Parents were too concerned with grades and not progress. I never got a clear picture as to how he was doing. My daughter received Second Honors at her school and they gave me a bumper sticker for my van saying I was a proud parent  My son asked me where his bumper sticker was. That was hard. I think I took the coward's way out and said his school did not give out bumper stickers. My husband said to me when our son was not around that they would give me a bumper sticker saying, " I am a proud parent of a straight "J" student." We ended up decorating our own certificate and presenting it to him on all the improvements he made that semester. Great work KK and great work, Sean. |
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Post by lillian on Mar 19, 2008 18:02:47 GMT -5
WOOHOO for Sean! Gosh, that's wonderful news  . |
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Post by mary2 on Mar 19, 2008 18:28:23 GMT -5
KK, I am very glad for you and Sean. Actually the grading system in that school is pretty similar to the one we have here. My son's grades in Spanish are like this: "Achieved with excellence", "Achieved", "In progress", "Initiated", and "Not Achieved". For English the grades come in numbers from 0 to 20. We used to be A;B;C,.... before, but that changed about two years ago. Now the report cards are fully descriptive and they indicate the progress in every lesson that is taught for every subject; so, for the teachers, this is much more work... |
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