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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get it.  Teachers are busy.

Now you tell me.  How is my high school kid supposed to learn to write if he isn't asked to do it much, and when he is asked, he gets no feedback for weeks and weeks?

If you suggest putting the job onto me, note that high school kids really aren't great at taking instruction from parents and I don't want to hover.  If you are suggesting it is his responsibility, I remind you that he is a kid.[/quote]

In addition, he's supposed to be learning from his teacher. So how does this happen if there is no feedback and few assignments given? Have English teachers made the issues clear to their principals and school board members?[/quote]
English teacher here. 
Your child should be getting feedback. Yes, papers take a long time to grade, but there are lots of other ways that students get more immediate feedback.

But not every teacher is thorough, good, or attentive. We don't know what your child's teacher is really like. What do you think?[/quote]

I think she is very good at running the classroom and does some creative things.  She does a nice job with literature.  but the grading issues mean that my kid is not getting the writing instruction he really needs.

My kid is not going to ask her about when the assignment is coming back. that won't make the assignment come back any sooner and will only make her defensive about it.  There is no upside.  That is why this thread was called a vent.
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