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Opinion
Giving
grades on conduct could reinforce discipline
May
20, 2003
Once
upon a time, public school report cards showed how students
were doing in more than reading and writing and arithmetic.
They received marks on things like initiative and conduct.
Some of that may be coming back. It should be welcome.
A
bill that requires grades to be given for conduct in South
Carolina’s public schools has received a favorable reception
in the state House of Representatives. Students would receive
ratings of “satisfactory,” “needs improvement,” or
“unsatisfactory”
Rep. Shirley Hinson, R-Berkeley is the
bill’s sponsor. “It’s important,” she said, “because parents
and students need that feedback.”
With discipline being the
problem it is, that should be clear to everyone. Parents need
to know how their children are behaving in school so they can
do what’s needed to instill a sense of discipline, starting in
the home.
There is one hang-up, though. Many parents today
appear to want to blame teachers, when they should be more
aware of and recognize the fact their children aren’t little
angels and that they disrupt the education process. If they
get monthly reports, though, you have to wonder if they’ll
continue to blame the school for their own shortcomings.
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