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How to Effectively
Use Report Cards
Up
Close and Personal
By: Dee Claire
How well do you know your students? Use conferences and phone calls to
parents as a vehicle to learning as much as you can. By knowing them,
you will know what approaches work best for them. By relating to them,
they will feel that you truly care and believe more in them. As our students
grow in self-esteem, they will grow in all other areas of their lives.
You will find that you spend less time disciplining and more time teaching.
If you give students positive attention, it may lessen their need to demand
attention during class time. The more you know about your students, the
better you will prepare your lessons because you will know your audience.
You will know what they like and what they don t like. If a child is getting
a failure on the report card, maybe you didn t get up close and personal
. If you sought assistance in school with other professionals, the principal,
guidance counselor, academic specialists, kept in contact with the family,
and worked with the child independently then you did your part. Maybe
a child needs help outside the classroom. You should know all of this
information long before report cards are distributed.
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