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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm really surprised that so many people hide all or most of the report card and comments from their kid, but I guess I shouldn't be. Why wouldn't you share the teacher's assessment of your child's classroom behaviors and academic achievement? In fact, a lot of the report cards I've seen include some narrative addressed directly to the student.[/quote]

I don't want my kid (7, second grade) focused on her grades at this age (we don't get comments). I want my kid focused on effort, not outcome. If her grades are good, I don't want her slacking off and if her grades are bad, I don't want her getting discouraged if she's putting in the effort. Early elementary grades are mostly meaningless anyway.

I share with her broad strokes of how she's doing when I see it as appropriate. She's good at math but seems to have some anxiety around it, so I encourage her to remember that she's good at math for example, but that's all more nuanced and involved than just handing her her report card to read.[/quote]

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