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Give parents more information (25)
Give parents more information about the curriculum (43)
Give parents more information on their child's progress and instructional level (23)
Give parents more information on how they can help (20)
Give parents more information:
2 We are informed with a monthly newsletter from the 2nd grade teachers
3 Our teachers send home monthly newsletters & info every time a new unit begins [from parent of 3rd grader]
5 Math Night was helpful adjunct to the math curriculum
1 Continued communication (like Unlocking Math Mysteries Night)
2 Increased communication with parents
4 Communication and information sharing is lacking at our school!
2 More communication with parents
7 Better communication with parents
3 More info to parents
K Information to parents
1 Do not have enough information
5 No information
6 Teacher & parent communication
7 Teacher/parent communication (currently very poor)
1 The most glaring thing lacking at [ ] is communication to parents. There is a lack of information about when testing is performed in a class, specifically what day a child will be tested, what the test is for, the results of the test, the use of the test in the school's decisions, where the children are placed after testing, and the specific Aide or Teacher who will work with the child. Then what the goals are for the child and a regular (monthly) report of the child's progress more often than 2 times a year.
As the Room mother I had the opportunity to speak with many parents of 1st graders. Many parents would ask me what was going on in the reading initiative program. I myself have wondered what level my child is reading at. In 1st grade I think it is important for the teacher to communicate to the parent what level books the child is reading so it can be reinforced at home at the SAME time. Parents are very willing to do this on their own accord if they know where the children are in school. It sometimes feels like a guessing game.
My suggestions:
Supportive administration to encourage parent participation for ALL parents.
More information sent home about exact skills the child is working on at that time.
Additional suggestions for the parents, fun math problems sent home.
Communication about special groupings that are available to all children at the beginning of the year, even if their child is not chosen for them. This is lacking at [ ].
Age appropriate guides for the children to use independently at home if there is a desire.
4 Keeping parents aware of progress/activities/topics up front and more often.
1 Improved communication between the school and parents.
5 NOT SURE -- maybe informing parents more -- or more time with teachers at conferences
9 Math teacher was not here for Back to School night!
1 Information to parents about the program -- My child's school did not notify parents of the "Math Curriculum Night" until the day it occurred -- 3 hours notice! They did not schedule a second night, and there is no written information for parents.
8 Communication between school, teacher, and home
3 Communication with parents
3 Communication and Resource Materials
6 Exploring with parents of high-ability students what math activities are appropriate in the summer months
2 Too much info in monthly newsletter by teacher. Hard to follow--confusing. Some worksheets are useless -- too confusing. Directions are not well understood by parents or child. Math -- gone on ended -- coloring. Puzzles to get results. If you miss one . . . you miss all. Unfair concept!
Give parents more information about the curriculum:
8 Give the parents a curriculum for the school year -- showing which chapters will be covered during which time period. Follow the book closely, so students can study from the book and read ahead. Stay on schedule -- usually the class finishes much less than was expected at the beginning of the year.
2 An outline given to parents on a quarterly basis covering the curriculum and objectives would be helpful and better assessments of the students' progress would be great.
6 Give us -- the parents -- the year's curriculum. This will enable us to have an idea of what our child is learning and plan ahead if need be.
3 Inform parents from beginning about overall K-12 curriculum and expectations.
2 Translating the curriculum so parents can understand the jargon
5 I would like to see a syllabus of the course so I know what the teacher is trying to accomplish. I sometimes see Algebra type problems sent home to be done through trial and error, since the children have not studied algebra. This results in huge amounts of frustration on my child's part.
6 I would like to see a syllabus from the math teacher outlining the studies for either the year or quarter by quarter. This would provide parents the opportunity to work with their children on the weekends outside of class
6 Study guides would be extremely helpful
Syllabus for a unit would be useful
7 You should pre-inform about what you are going to teach in each level to parents, and we have the rights to know other subject areas' curriculum and instruction as well. Please inform us!!!
2 Information about curriculum and expectations need to be in a more accessible format
2 If parents received a brief outline of what their children are studying, it could be reinforced at home
2 Parent understanding of annual math goals in the class
3 Clearer goals
6 Homework should include explanation and examples
Parents need to know what students are studying -- my daughter's current teacher sends home a monthly calendar with what will be covered each day in class plus test dates.
6 Send home the students quarterly objectives so parents may have a jump on resources or maybe have it on a website
6 More parent instruction on the level which the child is learning
K More information on the curriculum & instruction
5 Presentations on math instruction were to take place in Jan/Feb. They were postponed until April -- far too late in the school year to be of much use to parents! We did receive some information at Back-To-School night.
4 Information coming from the school is almost nonexistent. I know what I know by seeing the homework.
3 Some knowledge. All because I pursued it -- since there are no workbooks or papers sent to parents to explain it
5 Very informed. But only because I study his book. I received no formal overview of curriculum from teacher.
4 My son's teacher [ ] never puts any marks on his homework. She only sends home test results. I wish she would give more written comments.
5 We need to be informed about curriculum
5 Parents should receive more feedback in terms of the curriculum
4 Better communication with parents about curriculum during the school year -- e.g., what topics are we covering now, what are current objectives, etc.
3 Communicating math instructional objectives to parents/home and progress toward objectives (more details on report cards or parent conferences)
K Send home to parents a simple outline of the math curriculum & the goals that the teacher expects to accomplish, perhaps with tips to encourage parent involvement.
4 Knowledge of expected outcomes -- goals to be met by the end of the year.
5 Parents should receive more feedback in terms of the curriculum
3 At the elementary school level, I think parents could be better informed of the curriculum and the expectations of their grade level
2 More information given to parents about goals for the year
4 Annual expectations need to be communicated to parents more than once during the year. Back to school night is not enough.
4 Q12: Some knowledge. It would be helpful, if a summary sheet was mailed each new unit by teachers to keep families abreast of the curriculum.
7 My child really needs to study before a math test. I would like to receive a summary of what will be on the math test at least a week before with either examples of problems or references to problems in the text. This would allow me to make up problems and have him practice them during the week.
K Monthly summary to parents prior to the start of the math activity. In this way of being informed we can provide
2 More information to the parents so we can offer more assistance
8 A syllabus given to students at the beginning of the school year for easy reference throughout the year.
7 Parents need to be more informed by the teacher, as to what the children are learning in math class.
3 I think parents should be given a written curriculum for their specific grouping.
K Q12. Some knowledge. But little understanding.
4 More information to parents on curriculum.
2 More communication with teacher and parents about what types of math the students are learning, preferably on a weekly basis
2 Better communication between parent and teacher to help the parents understand the math curriculum and how the curriculum is implemented throughout the school year
Give parents more information on their child's progress and instructional level:
10 Instructors keeping better tabs on student progress so they don't fall behind, and keeping parents informed more often of student's progress
K Inform parents about the level of skill the child is functioning at. Maybe could be handled during parent/teacher conference. I have no idea at what level my child is [illegible]
5 Teachers should inform parents of problems their child is having in math during the year and not at report card time
K Communication with parents about what is being done in K. Some information regarding what my child needs to work on.
4 More face-to-face parental involvement to inform parents of progress at intervals during the school year. This happens once at the beginning of the school year and report cards are given, but not much give and take about how to best support/help students at home. The teacher has a perspective that needs to be shared.
1 Parental interest in educational achievement
K Q14: Grading is difficult to understand
2 Q11: Yes. But I don't have a clear picture of her progress.
9 Grading policy needs to be more exact and cross-checked with the student
3 More detailed information on the child's progress (better indication of weaker & stronger points)
7 Concerns over students who receive good grades yet don't test well
5 More teacher/parent updates other than conferences
PATIENCE!!
3 Q6: I don't know. She keeps up and gets As, but I can't say to what extent her full potential is being reached.
Q12: No information except report cards
Q14: There needs to be more personal instruction aimed at the student's abilities and potential. I would like to receive more information; we don't even get feedback on her homework assignments/tests.
4 Q11: Yes, from what I can tell by grades only!!
1 More progress reports
7 Additional progress reports. Progress reports on-line.
2 Communication with parents about child's strengths and weaknesses, and how to help their children reach maximum potential
5 Q11: It is hard to know whether there is any progress
2 Possibly feedback from teachers weekly how kids are doing?
12 Better communication between staff & parents. If staff knows a student is going to fail, let the parent know way before this happens. More classes need to be offered for students struggling -- especially students with 504's & ones that are coded. [ ] only has 2 consumer math classes & they were full in September with a waiting list. The only other course offered was statistics, a course we know our son could not handle. We had to enroll our son in Consumer Math & Business Math in night school so he could get the 4th math credit he needed. Our son does have a 504.
3 More information on curriculum -- more communication from teachers as to where child is at and how I can help
4 More communication between teacher and parent regarding progress and needed areas of help
5 More homeworks. More tests. Increase communication between teachers and parents regarding curriculum and students' performances.
Give parents more information on how they can help:
K more information on what parents can do at home to assist -- specific to the child's current curriculum
3 More info on what we can do at home to help. More info on how they are taught -- example: steps taught to teach long division
K Q10. Yes. I hope I'm not expected to help in future grades.
8 Q10: No. I wouldn't be able to help as it is over my head!
3 More info on goals, methods, best ways for parents to help
2 More information for parents so we can help at home using the techniques our children are learning.
2 More information regarding how the teacher is teaching the different concepts
2 Parent guidebooks or website
3 Parent workshops on how best to help with math instruction at home
7 Parent training and instruction to assist child
2 Teach parents how to help at HOME!
3 Explanation of how they are teaching, so that us parents can help explain & direct the information when needed
2 Guidance to parents on how their children are being taught -- methods, concepts. It would enable us to reinforce/challenge our children with consistency.
6 Better study book for parents
5 More explanation on how the concepts are being taught
2 Parents can read to their child but may not know how to teach math to them. More training of parents would be helpful.
4 It would be nice if parents had a better understanding of how to teach kids what they are learning, instead of using the tools parents learned 20+ years ago.
1 More info to parents on how they can support children. This is done with reading but not math.
3 Assist parents with current method & terms used to teach math
3 Teaching parents the new lingo used in math these days (i.e., "regrouping" replacing "carry" . . . )
1 The curriculum does not make sense and neither does the language. Who decided to use "trading" in subtraction? My child is smart; he knows what a "trade" is. There is no trading going on when ten ones are moved from the tens column to the ones column. Your system confuses the children and deprives parents of the tools to help them.