I wonder, quite often actually, why there aren't more parents involved in their child's schooling. Do these parents have the right to complain that their children aren't learning in school when they take no interest until they get their child's report card? I say no, they don't.
I regularly check my daughter's grades on-line, and check to see if she has been handing her work in on time. I stay in regular contact with her teachers to make sure that if there are any issues, they can be addressed right away before things get out of hand. I also make sure that the teachers know that they can contact me if there are any concerns, be they behaviour or academic. Keeping an open line of communication with the school makes for a better learning experience for my child. When my daughter comes home from school, the first thing she does is do her homework. If she has questions, she asks me. If I can help, I do. If I can't, we try to find the answer somehow, usually by looking it up in her book. She has a 3.65gpa as of the end of the last grading period.
If you don't do these simple things with your child, how can you complain about their lack of learning? Your child's education does not sit solely in the hands of his/her teachers. If you as a parent are uninvolved, what are you complaining about?
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