No, don't do that!
You'll catch on that we write nonsense in a year 1 report.
I mean really, what do you want to know at the end of year 1?
They can read a bit, write a bit and add a bit. They are happy and well behaved. End of report.

But that's not good enough, we have to write about three sentences about everything. Truth is that they are copied and pasted with the names and gender changed.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Mon 12 Jul 2010, 17:44, 4 replies)

Speak for yourself.
I wrote each of mine individually.

Up yours.
(Dr. Geoff Honkington woof, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 18:59, closed)

Is this the difference between teachers who actually give a shit about teaching,
and teachers who only did a PGCE when they realised that getting a job with their first degree would be quite difficult?
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 19:07, closed)

yes i think this is essentially it

(Dr. Geoff Honkington woof, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 19:07, closed)

You're an arse-licker.

( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Mon 12 Jul 2010, 19:16, closed)

Fancy them expecting you to do your job professionally.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 19:17, closed)

mid life crisis pgce teacher right here Shambles
will be out of the profession in a few years, nevermind
(Dr. Geoff Honkington woof, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 19:22, closed)

A few years is a hundred odd kids who lose a year of education because they're trapped in a room
with somebody who was shit at one career so ran away to a career that's harder and more important.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 19:25, closed)

I remember being told that teaching is vocation, not just a job.
After being a teacher 7 years I can see why. It's fucking difficult and you only get out what you put in. It's also really easy to become jaded, especially if you're losing enthusiasm for your subject.
(Happy Little Cupcake desires macaroni pictures., Mon 12 Jul 2010, 19:59, closed)

Yes, the most important part of teaching is definitely the questionable requirement to fill in largely useless forms. I don't know how anyone ever got an eduation before this was made mandatory.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 22:19, closed)

My youngest's school report has a great line in it
She's 5 and has some problems with learning, but God forbid the school admits she's got nowhere, hence the following classic phrase repeated against several subjects:

"She is about to make progress..."

Just out of interest, how do they know?
( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Mon 12 Jul 2010, 22:08, closed)

My daughter's report tells me she's "Working towards the expected standard" in virtually every subject.
Except dancing. She likes dancing.
(WillI'mNot logs in twice a year, every year, Tue 13 Jul 2010, 0:14, closed)

Yeah
but it's either that or the teacher tells you your child is slow at learning and not keeping up. That wouldn't look good, therefore she is 'about to make progress'.

I'd rather say that than "Er, hate to say it, but your kid can't add up yet. Sorry. I'll try harder next year."
( Bats, Tue 13 Jul 2010, 9:07, closed)

Hmmm
Yeah, that sounds about right. There's also a lot of what the class did as opposed to what my daughter has achieved as part of what the class did.

Parents evening is much better for getting feedback, I find.
( SeasonTicketless is too often the statue, and rarely the pigeon., Tue 13 Jul 2010, 7:55, closed)