How's My Kid Doing?: A Parent's Guide to Grades, Marks and Report Cards (The Jossey-Bass Education Series) - Tapa dura

Guskey, Thomas R.

 
9780787960735: How's My Kid Doing?: A Parent's Guide to Grades, Marks and Report Cards (The Jossey-Bass Education Series)
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ISBN 10: 078796073X ISBN 13: 9780787960735
Editorial: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S., 2002

Sinopsis

The author aims to demystify the numerous and new fangled grading and reporting systems that parents encounter and give them the information they need to become better advocates and partners in their child's academic success. The book explains the advantages and shortcomings of different reporting methods and offers strategies for working with teachers and with children to improve the system. It also shows how newsletters, Web pages, phone calls, open houses, and other school/home interactions can become effective tools for better communication between parents and teachers.

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Acerca del autor

Thomas R. Guskey is a professor of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation at the University of Kentucky. He has taught at all school levels, worked as a school administrator in the Chicago Public Schools, and was the first director of the Center for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning, a national educational research center.

De la contraportada

In How's My Kid Doing? noted educator Thomas R. Guskey has created a practical handbook for parents who have trouble understanding their school-age children's grades, report cards, and test scores. This down-to-earth guide will help parents make sense of school reports and offers a helpful resource that can open communications between parents and teachers.

De la solapa interior

You have just reviewed your child's report card. It's clear she is excelling at language arts and history and needs help in mathematics.
Or is it?
How do new standards affect grades? Do plus and minus grades matter? Is a kid in an "honors" class at a disadvantage when grading is on the curve? While parents want clear and explicit information about their child's growth in the classroom, many schools offer progress reports that are vague, inconsistent, and presented in unfamiliar formats.
How's My Kid Doing? is a down-to-earth guide for parents of school-age children who are tired of wading through the confusing array of grades, report cards, and test scores. Written by seasoned educator Thomas R. Guskey, this practical resource helps make sense of school reports and contains an overview of the advantages and shortcomings of various methods of reporting. How's My Kid Doing? also includes vital information about what constitutes an effective reporting system.
Throughout the book, Guskey offers strategies for working with teachers-and children-to improve the grading system. He recommends that parents lobby for a reporting system that is understandable, instructive, and includes specific suggestions for helping a child who isn't doing well. Guskey also explains how newsletters, web pages, phone calls, open houses, and other school-home interactions can become effective tools for better communications between parents and teachers.
Using the information and suggestions outlined in this book, parents and educators can work together to become true partners in guiding a child's journey through the classroom.

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Editorial
Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Año de publicación
2002
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
078796073X
ISBN 13 
9780787960735
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
176
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
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9780787967352: How's My Kid Doing? PB Reprint: A Parent's Guide to Grades, Marks, and Report Cards (Jossey-Bass Education)

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ISBN 10:  0787967351 ISBN 13:  9780787967352
Editorial: Wiley, 2003
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