I mentioned in a previous post that I have three younger sisters and I just recently viewed the school website for my sisters Jillian and Caroline. I read and wrote about an article, which specifically talked about these websites and how it is a useful tool for parents and students. It allows parents to see what assignments are due, what is being completed, and what the grades are. Through ParentLink.com I was able to see all of the assignments Jillian had for the week from her math teacher and her current grade in the class. While all of her teachers use the site, her math teacher uses it most actively. Caroline, who is in high school, logs into the ParentLink website just to check her grades; there are no assignments being posted.
I learned from my own experience on the website that it truly is the best way for a parent to keep track of their children. After reading the article, I wanted to see it for myself and I liked the organization of the website and the privacy. Every student has an ID to login with. I didn’t face any challenges but some of the challenges that students/parents might face is the lack of teacher activity on the site. I know that Jillian was waiting for her science teacher to update her grades, because she wanted to know how much a test helped her. I think the best way to overcome this is for all teachers to make at least weekly updates to the ParentLink site. I learned that when I become a parent, I will want to be very involved with my child’s education. I didn’t realize how important it is for a parent to monitor their children’s progress and I’m happy that my parents have taken advantage of it.
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Hey Megan, your response to your article was intresting. Since, I am a mother I could relate to the need of a parent link. I think that all schools should have a way for parents to access thier child's progress and assignments with out having to have a teacher confrence. Your definitely right about it making it easier to stay on top of your child's education. All parents should have an intrest on how thier child is doing in school.
This posting allows future teachers to think about using websites themselves for their own classrooms. It also shows how important it is for some students to see thier progress their grades are posted on the website. It is also a great way to communicate between parents and teachers which seems to be a challenge in education. This way parents can check at home which makes it easier for them to see how their child is doing. I thought that it wasrefreshing to find something new that helps the parents stay active in their children's lives.
In the website, were all the teachers that are in involved in your sister's education on the site? Is it a rule that teachers need to have their own pages?
Let me know what you think?
Vanessa
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