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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with OP.  Busy work.  Here are the things teacher should be telling me:

1) homework -- how much in each subject each night?, how can I help (or not) with child's homework?  how many reading groups are there likely to be?  how many math groups?  (I realize assessment is not finished.)  What is the homework assignment routine in class?  What does my DC do if they forget to write down homework or bring the worksheet home (look on website, come in early to do, etc.) what regular homework is there (weekly spelling, math facts, logging reading, etc.)  What should DC and/or parent do if there is a problem w/ homework and they really don't understand/can't do it?

2)  nightly reading -- how much?  where can parents look for guidance and ideas on what to read at the appropriate reading level (lexile, MAP-R RIT scores, etc.)

3)  long term projects -- how many, how much structure/internal deadlines will these have? what are some of the topics? (big writing project, country research, etc.)

4)  communication -- how will teacher communicate with parents about academics (newsletter?  website?), how can parents communicate with teacher if there is a problem (email?  phone call?).

5)  Classroom/Social issues -- there should definitely be time to see other parents, start a class contact info list (since phone directories take awhile to come out), volunteer for things/room parents, etc.

Good teachers spend there BTSN time doing real things that help orient the parents.  IME, a lot of unproductive busy work happens at BTSN.  [/quote]

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