| ed dreading the day that report cards were | | | | Parents like me want to know what is going on with |
| distributed when I was in high school. During my | | | | our children. If teachers can describe our |
| elementary and middle school years, the cards were | | | | childrenâs behavior at school, we can |
| not such a big deal because I had decent grades. My | | | | respond accordingly to deal with any undesirable |
| high school grades however were another story. | | | | behavior. |
| They were so bad that I always find myself trying | | | | Some schools follow the traditional way of distributing |
| to postpone showing them to my parents. | | | | report cards. They still hand the cards to children who |
| As a result of my terrible grades, I was often | | | | are expected to take them home to their parents. |
| grounded and was ultimately given a tutor. The | | | | Some schools however have chosen to send report |
| tutoring ended during my tenth grade when my tutor | | | | cards online. This ensures that the parents can |
| asked me to with him to his prom. My father ended | | | | receive the cards and prevent children from |
| that concept really quickly. My parents just | | | | conveniently losing them on the way home. |
| didnât buy my excuse that my grades were | | | | However, viewing report cards online can also have |
| slipping because I was no longer getting the rewards | | | | disadvantages. For me reading grades on the Internet |
| that motivated me when I was younger. | | | | just doesnât seem personal. I also want my |
| These days, modern report cards have undergone a | | | | son to be responsible and brave enough to hand me |
| few changes. My sonâs science teacher still | | | | his card personally. |
| puts pleasant and informative comments on his cards. | | | | Online cards also do not contain the usual descriptions |
| I was glad to learn that my son was polite and | | | | that allow parents tom know more about their |
| respectful whenever he is at school. The comments | | | | childrenâs progress at school. Although I |
| enabled me to monitor how my sonâs | | | | realize that teachers these days have more students |
| behavior is developing at school. | | | | and not as much time, I still think that time should be |
| I also noticed that some teachers did not bother to | | | | found to make report cards as personal as they |
| put descriptions on my sonâs report card. | | | | were in my school years. |