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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with the OP.  My daughter was in private and due to needing an IEP, I had to pull her and put her in public.

Her private report cards had narratives from each teacher.  Yes, they always start with Your child ABC is a delight....  but then then included the objectives of the term and specifics of what my child did to meet or not meet those objectives.  ie, this term we studied colonial America.  We read book XYZ, created a diorama, and wrote an essay.  The essay spanned multiple weeks and incorporated both history and grammar as we worked with the students to organize, write, and rewrite their essays.

Your child struggled with keeping up with the class in reading the book.  Your child did not understand the inferences and was unable to connect the feeling of the settlers.  I am recommending reading support.

The lack of reading comprehension led to a diorama that lacked illustrating the struggles of early colonial life.  Please come see your childs diorama and those of the rest of the class at our colonial life presentation on Dec 1, 201X.

ABC also struggles to organize her writing.  As part of her reading support, we will be assisting her with writing skills.

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This type of narrative is provided for english, history, science, math, PE, art, and music.  In private I knew exactly what my kid was struggling with, given examples and opportunities to view my kids work against her peers.

This years public school report card was 1 page.  It had letter grades.  She got some As and some Bs.  I have no idea what they did in the class.  I don't know what work earned her an A and what earned her a B.  I have not seen the grading rubrics, if they exist.  I have requested a conference with the teacher but have not been able to get her to respond to me to schedule a date.

If all I knew was my kid was getting As and Bs, I would have no idea that my kid is really struggling.  I believe my kids grades are in inflated--yes, even in elem school.  For the conference, I have pulled together all the worksheets she has brought home and I am hoping to discuss with the teacher how her work translates into her grades.[/quote]

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