I am very lucky that my children go to such a good school. The teachers both my son and daughter have had in the past years have been great! I have to hold up my end, too, though. When my daughter started slipping a little in her grades and behavior marks I went to the teacher to ask why.
“She is lucky she is so smart,” her teacher said. “She is just completely goofing off in class. If she would pay attention she would be in the advanced class already.”
I was shocked! My little girl had always perfect marks for behavior each six weeks. The teacher said that she was talking to her friends and not paying any attention - in fact, she had even back-talked the teacher a few times.
At the same time, my little boy was acting up in his class, poking the kid next to him at circle time or when they were in line in the hall. “He’s such a sweet boy - this isn’t like him!” the teacher said.
I had just had my baby, and I figured they were just feeling a little left out! I sat down with each teacher and child, and we talked about the problems.
I asked if they would mind sending home a daily report for a few weeks, so I could deal with any issues immediately instead of finding out a whole week later.
Every day they had a note telling me about a problem, we would sit down right after school and talk it over. If they didn’t have a perfect mark for the day, no TV or video games. If they had a bad mark three or more times in a week, then nothing on the weekend, either!
It only took three weeks before all the behavior problems were gone, and their grades came back up. I was glad I had talked to the teachers, and we had found a solution!
I know I always talk to my child’s teacher at least twice a mopnt! It is very important to keep up with how your child is doing in school.