Are comments in report books to be believed?

[hquek]

well, but report books follow the child through life. that said, I do sympathise with the teacher becos they have to be PC (politically correct) or face grilling from displeased parents.


I would say the old adage should hold true - if one doesn’t have anything good to say, keep quiet. A bit pointless to turn the negative to positive.

[jedamum]

hquek:

I would say the old adage should hold true - if one doesn't have anything good to say, keep quiet. A bit pointless to turn the negative to positive.

no wonder i keep getting 'a quiet student', 'hardworking' these one-liners all those primary schooling years!!! i think those teachers didn't even know me at all!

[corneyAmber]

jedamum:

hquek:

I would say the old adage should hold true - if one doesn't have anything good to say, keep quiet. A bit pointless to turn the negative to positive.

no wonder i keep getting 'a quiet student', 'hardworking' these one-liners all those primary schooling years!!! i think those teachers didn't even know me at all!

Times have changed, jedamum. I used to get 2 lines in my report card, now my child gets 5-6 lines in hers and they are all typed out in small fonts.

[Brenda10]

ksi:

jedamum:

[quote=\"hquek\"]
I would say the old adage should hold true - if one doesn't have anything good to say, keep quiet. A bit pointless to turn the negative to positive.

no wonder i keep getting 'a quiet student', 'hardworking' these one-liners all those primary schooling years!!! i think those teachers didn't even know me at all!

Times have changed, jedamum. I used to get 2 lines in my report card, now my child gets 5-6 lines in hers and they are all typed out in small fonts.[/quote]If you got any A* in the record book that the principal will add some more remarks on addition to teacher remarks!

[corneyAmber]

Brenda10:

ksi:

[quote=\"jedamum\"]
no wonder i keep getting 'a quiet student', 'hardworking' these one-liners all those primary schooling years!!! i think those teachers didn't even know me at all!

Times have changed, jedamum. I used to get 2 lines in my report card, now my child gets 5-6 lines in hers and they are all typed out in small fonts.

If you got any A* in the record book that the principal will add some more remarks on addition to teacher remarks![/quote]Principal's remarks during our time, we also have already....maybe that time Principal very \"eng\".

[tankee]

which parents want to read negative comments about their little prince or princess?

[Brenda10]

ksi:

Principal's remarks during our time, we also have already....maybe that time Principal very \"eng\".

Now principal is very on lah! Even collected some onsponge book from dd class and personally go through! Also petrolling more to P6 classes this year! :nunchuk:

[corneyAmber]

Brenda10:

ksi:

Principal's remarks during our time, we also have already....maybe that time Principal very \"eng\".

Now principal is very on lah! Even collected some onsponge book from dd class and personally go through! Also petrolling more to P6 classes this year! :nunchuk:

Now is On!...last time was \"eng\"...during my time...even I was super \"eng\"...could play everyday and still blur blur graduated from PSLE... :rotflmao:

[Brenda10]

ksi:

Brenda10:

[quote=\"ksi\"]Principal's remarks during our time, we also have already....maybe that time Principal very \"eng\".

Now principal is very on lah! Even collected some onsponge book from dd class and personally go through! Also petrolling more to P6 classes this year! :nunchuk:

Now is On!...last time was \"eng\"...during my time...even I was super \"eng\"...could play everyday and still blur blur graduated from PSLE... :rotflmao:[/quote]Ya lor! Last time don't have so many assessment books, PSLE workshop, past year papers and supplementary class also can go to a reasonable sec school! Unlike now, attend workshop, working on past year papers yet still don't know what will come out after PSLE! :nailbite: :scared:

[corneyAmber]

tankee:

which parents want to read negative comments about their little prince or princess?

I agree with Tankee that this statement is true but it cannot be the driving factor.

In the education world, we live in the fantasy land. Teach less but expected to learn more... Behave well, expect sabotages. Behave badly, expect glowing comments. Everything seems to be a make-belief and depends on what picture they want to paint. It was never so bad during our time. so what has changed? Pace of life.