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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We also get weekly newsletter (claremont). The teacher's don't say what MY specific kid is doing but the  newsletter says what the class as a whole is doing.

Also, I haven't had that experiences at conferences they are generally able to tell me how the kid is doing socially and academically. All that being said (and I can't tell if this is the case with your kid) but there is a big transition for parents from daycare to elementary school. You will NOT get the same level of communication as you got in daycare. I think it can take parents a bit to get used to.

My friend is a teacher and does write lengthy weekly reports about how each kid is doing individually, but people also pay 60K in tutition for the privilege of her doing so ;) 
[/quote]We had a child with social difficulties and her kindergarten teacher told us she couldn't discuss how our child was doing socially because it would require her to share information about other students and that's not allowed.  She told us to ask our 5 yo.

We've also had teachers who didn't want to discuss academic progress beyond "on track." We got almost no information from that teacher.

I don't think so that's the norm, but there is a huge variation in what you'll be told from school-to-school and teacher-to-teacher.[/quote]

Well, i don't know what that teacher is talking about. There are plenty of ways to discuss how kids are doing socially without naming names. For example, last year when my kid was struggling the teacher told us. He is quiet and doesn't seem to talk to many kids. I think he could benefit from a lunch bunch or some guided social interaction. This year she said "he talks to everyone and seems to laugh and have a lot of fun with the other kids"

I don't get why teachers make this so difficult sometimes! There are certainly ways they can talk about these things. I think some people are just good at communicating with parents and some aren't. I have had teachers who are amazing with the kids and suck with parents. Just the way things are I guess. [/quote]
Yeah, we started with some specific questions asking for names like "Darla is having a thought time adjusting so we'd like to set up some playdates to help her get to know other kids and be more comfortable.  Do you have any suggestions for who she seems to connect with?  She tells us she doesn't remember anyone's names."  The teacher wouldn't answer that.  So we pivoted to, "Does she talk to kids at lunch?  Does she play with other kids at recess?"  But the teacher wouldn't answer those either, using the same excuse.[/quote]

That sounds really frustrating. If the teacher wasn't aware of the issue, she should at least have taken in your comment and had some suggestions, e.g. thank you for letting me know. I will watch how things are going and get back to you in a  few days. That's what DD's 1st grade teacher did when she was (unknown to him) having a tough time adjusting to the new group. After a couple days he moved her to sit with a couple girls he thought she'd do well with and things were better after that. I would contact the school counselor for advice.[/quote]

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