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Monday, August 15, 2005
Get Out Your Agendas
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This topic comes from a Get Schooled reader:
He’s curious what you all think about the agendas provided or sold to students at many elementary and middle schools. The agenda gives the student a central place to write down homework assignments and parents a place to check for teacher communication.
The reader asks “Is the requirement to purchase and use these DayPlanner-like books appropriate for the early grades? (grades 3, 4 and 5) In our Fulton County elementary school, teachers refuse to provide [assignments in the form of e-mails or Web posts.]
The assignments are supposed to be written into the agenda books by the students. Well, some assignments make it into the books, some do not, and some are written incorrectly. This creates a HUGE information gap between teachers, students and parents. It makes it impossible for a parent to monitor assignments and tests.
What do other parents think of this?”
Also, for those of you whose kids have started school, how’s it going?
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