Post by macmars45 on Sept 15, 2015 21:43:20 GMT -5
No. Just a once a week folder sent home with all important info for the week if that. However, my dad was a teacher at the elm school I attended and my mom taught for the same district. They knew most of my teachers even up through HS.
ETA: my parents were on top of things even in HS. When I was failing chemistry despite trying my hardest they called my teacher. Same when I was failing algebra despite trying. (I was a good kid who sucked at math and science.)
When I was a junior in high school ('06) they had some sort of website that the parents could sign up for. It would show your attendance, grades on assignments, any write up, etc. The teachers would add "personalized" comments, but I'm pretty sure that it was a copy and paste type of thing. My mom thought that was silly to want constant updates. She signed up and gave me the password. I don't think she ever checked it.
Nope. I remember taking home notes that said when a conference was scheduled and that I needed more lunch money but that was it for personal notes. I'm pretty sure they mailed the monthly news letter so we didn't even take that home with us.
No. The only interaction was back to school night, parent teacher conferences and then chatting at sport events. Teachers and parents only talked outside of then if there was an issue like behavior, special Ed, or grades.
I'm not a parent now, but I really can't imagine wanting that kind of constant communication. Emailing or calling the teacher unless there is a big problem is not my cup of tea.
I don't remember anything specific to me other than grades/evaluations (that were maybe every few months?). Other than that, it was all generic. Permission slips, notices of events, etc...
Post by imojoebunny on Sept 16, 2015 7:54:36 GMT -5
No, except 4th grade, when I got in trouble and had to bring home a list of assignments every day, but I went to school when we had mimeograph machines. Oh, the delightful smell of a fresh mimeograph...
I remember having to get a lot of tests signed, even when they were A's. Both my parents and I were annoyed at the volume. I got really good at forging, problem solved.
No. Report cards were mailed twice a year and had to be signed and returned. We needed permission slips for certain things - field trips, sex ed. Mine were often forged.
There was a monthly lunch menu.
Extracurriculars regarding sporting schedules, concert schedules, play schedules, were sent home with the children involved in the activity.
I know now I have a few friends with school aged kids who get WEEKLY updates on their children's academics from their teachers. I think it is a combination of expectations from parents and internet access.
No but I'm also not getting personalized info from my son's K teacher.
We get a group email once a week or so giving a breif overview of what they will be doing that week, what we can do to support at home (we don't have HW so it's like "have child point out C & D's when out or reading), and reminder for upcoming events/deadlines.
No, but like gardengal I'm not getting or expecting personalized info for my kids.
I generally don't contact the teacher unless it's something straightforward like a change in how he's getting home. I'm going with the theory that no news is good news.
A friend of mine took a long term sub position in an elementary school this year and personally called each parent to introduce herself and ask if they had any questions about their kid's class or how the school year would go. I was pretty impressed that she had the time or energy to do that the first week of school.
Post by partiallysunny on Sept 16, 2015 8:37:46 GMT -5
Nothing. A call if we weren't in school. A calendar once a year to show days off and early dismissal. A folder with emergency and medical information once a year, to be filled out and returned. That's all I remember. I think a letter or two a year for things like "the scheduled talk" in 5th grade.
Nope. We had a large envelope sent home once a week with notes and announcements, and we had to bring the envelope back the next day, signed by our parents.
Post by thatgirl2478 on Sept 16, 2015 8:53:04 GMT -5
about general info? No.
About detentions ... yes.
About failed/very poor performance tests (depends on the teacher) ... yes.
There were required parental signatures on things you didn't do well on and one teacher required that you write a letter to your parents outlining any of the assignments you had missed over the previous week.
Do you remember your parents getting notifications, letters, basically a ton of communication? Personalized communication, not general flyers that you got to shove in your backpack.
I'm wondering if, now that we are in a generation of constant communication, do we expect things of teachers that weren't expected in the past?
Deep thoughts for a Tuesday night....
DD is in 2nd grade and I only get the backpack flyers. I do not get personalized communication with the exception of her report card, which comes twice/year.
I have only emailed the teacher to coordinate school birthday celebrations the last two years (so that I know if/when I can bring treats for DD's birthday) and copied the teacher on emails to the main office for absences or if I have to pick up DD early for an appointment or something.
No regular personalized communication outside of report cards and in-person Parent/Teacher conferences.
I do remember my parents being involved in large decisions. When the school suggested I skip 1st grade, there were several conferences involving my parents, K teacher, 2nd grade teacher, principal, counselor, psychologist, etc.
Very little personalized info outside of report cards. The only time my mom interfered was in 7th grade and they tried to do mixed class project work.... I ended up doing all the work and got a "bad" grade cause my teammates did nothing. My mom went to the teachers and they were like, "Yeah, we know GT is doing all the work. Too bad, so sad." My mom was very involved that year, but it was the only time.
Post by msmerymac on Sept 16, 2015 10:33:30 GMT -5
Not exactly. My mom subbed in my district, though. Also, I needed some help with organization (mostly just not daydreaming) around 3rd/4th grade, so my teacher worked with my mom to have my homework signed off on and stuff each day. Although I recently found out that teacher was a hugely unprofessional bitch, so maybe it wasn't just me.