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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my experience so far, with two kids in the system, all the teachers have been excellent, which I suspect is more important than the curriculum. On the latter, I am reserving judgement.

[b]One thing I will say is that the new report cards are just meaningless drivel,[/b] which does concern me somewhat.[/quote]

Do you think so? I don't think that they convey any less information than the previous report cards, for most kids.[/quote]

Metacognition? For a five year old?[/quote]

Metacognition is about knowing how you know something. Do you think that is beyond the ability of a five-year-old? It's not beyond the ability of five-year-olds I've known.

Example:

Q: Do you think that Toad is happy that he lost his button?
A: No.
Q: Why do you think that?
A: Because he jumps up and down and screams.[/quote]

I understand what it is trying to capture.

But my point is this:

Sending parents a report card that says things like:

Metacognition: P

is meaningless drivel. You really think the teachers assess each of the 30 kids' metacognition?  Of course not. Best case scenario they know whether they are keeping up with class discussions, and how they are doing on reading, math, and writing. That is what report cards should tell parents.  How are parents supposed to react if their kids metacognition is not up to standard, for example? How many parents do you think even understand the word metacognition?[/quote]

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