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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid had almost 100 missing assignments last quarter and the teacher never reached out (elementary school).  I stopped checking Canvas because it never occurred to me that my A student had simply checked out and started lying to me about completing his work.  Could I have done better monitoring?  Absolutely!  Could my little kid have just been more responsible?  Of course!  Could the teacher have reached out to meet with me to discuss rather than just dumping the info on the report card? I think so.  I’ve been very understanding of APS navigating the pandemic and having to rely heavily on remote learning, but this made me realize the teacher probably doesn’t like my kid and doesn’t care if he learns anything this year.  Not really the vibe anyone wants for their kid.[/quote]

APS teacher here. I’m so sorry this happened and I hope you have complained at the principal level. That is ridiculous. I give between 2-4 canvas assignments per day and if I had 2+ days where a student didn’t turn in work, I’d be contacting parents. this year has been hard for both parents and teachers but that is ridiculous by any measure.[/quote]

DP. A similar thing happened to my kid. I did send an email to the principal concerned that the teacher seemed to be a bit disconnected and had not reached out. The principal responded that it was a difficult year and teachers are burnt out. We cannot expect too much from them. The principal didn’t even address my kid or any type of concern from my kid who was also a straight a student. The email solely defended the teacher. It was unbelievable. [/quote]

Your straight A student is not someone they consider to be a concern.  They have so many other students doing so poorly - or not showing up at all - that they are much more concerned about.  Depending on your school, there could be many, many, many other students doing far worse than your child.  And yes, grades are the main reflection of how a student is faring regardless of all the socioemotional-speak constantly pouring forth.

I know it's been a difficult year particularly for teachers who have had to change the way they do their work far more than most.  Many people had to adjust; but not like a teacher or to the degree of a teacher.  Plus, the teachers had to manage the logistics for their own families as well just like everyone else.  Therefore, I can give them some empathy and understanding and not expect the moon.  However, it's still their job and they needed to make the adjustment best they could.  And some did much better than others; some appeared to give far more effort than others.  Even in normal times, some teachers are better than others and reach out more than others and are more responsive than others.  Nevertheless, I would expect the school's principal to be more responsive - at least acknowledge the parent's concerns and the student's difficulties, and then assure the parent they'll look into it and see what can be done.[/quote]

In the best of times, our straight A student was not anyone’s concern.  We had pull out gifted for a while in elementary, and when that ended its like he was expected to teach himself.[/quote]

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