On Line Grades

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS’s high school has an online system that shows assignments, tests and grades through the quarter. There is no access for parents, however, I have my son’s user name and password so that I can keep an eye on things. He has ADHD and exec functioning issues, so it has been helpful. The school, however frowns upon parents having access.

That's not good. You would think they would want parents to check to see if their child is staying on top of their work or encourage them to seek extra help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS’s high school has an online system that shows assignments, tests and grades through the quarter. There is no access for parents, however, I have my son’s user name and password so that I can keep an eye on things. He has ADHD and exec functioning issues, so it has been helpful. The school, however frowns upon parents having access.

That's not good. You would think they would want parents to check to see if their child is staying on top of their work or encourage them to seek extra help.

How are high schoolers going to learn to do this on their own? Who is going to do it for them in college?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS’s high school has an online system that shows assignments, tests and grades through the quarter. There is no access for parents, however, I have my son’s user name and password so that I can keep an eye on things. He has ADHD and exec functioning issues, so it has been helpful. The school, however frowns upon parents having access.

That's not good. You would think they would want parents to check to see if their child is staying on top of their work or encourage them to seek extra help.

How are high schoolers going to learn to do this on their own? Who is going to do it for them in college?

Right! As a parent who values the ability to stay on top of my middle school son's daily work, I take this view. Will my kid be the same in 5 years (freshman year of college) as he is now? No. He will mature and discover what he cares about. But he's not there now. Now, it's just boring homework that he often does, but not always. And sometimes he forgets to turn in work he's actually done. I presume PP, that you do not experience this.

So I need to stay on top of him more as a 13 year old. If there's no improvement in his executive functioning by 12th grade, then he may take a gap year to get away from academics for a while. But my bet is that he will be a different, more mature person in 5 years. In the meantime, we ensure he's minding his daily work.

[Anonymous]

Both our Catholic elementary schools had GradeLink. It helped when our kid, with a common last name, was getting mixed up with another kid with the same last name. At the time she was applying to another school, and if we had no GradeLink until the report card came out, we wouldn't have figured it out and she would not have been accepted at the other school.

The new school is independent (in Los Angeles) and we parents see nothing until the report card comes out. It has been quite a ride, but it really teaches the kids how to manage their schoolwork themselves. (which is the school's plan).

But wow, in 7th, my kid was looking at me straight in the eyes and saying her homework was done when it wasn't, and I didn't know until the report card came with comments like, "only 35% of her homework was turned in." That led to serious work with our kid, but she learned she couldn't get away with skating, and now in 9th, she's a very strong student. I just hang on...a passenger on that teen roller coaster...