Almost half of public schools nationally post students鈥� grades online through some sort of student-management software, according to the . But does this help improve parent involvement?
, sharing her own personal experiences, as well as those of experts. The answers aren鈥檛 easy, but the issue could be changing education, she writes.
Online gradebooks are tools that allow teaches to log students鈥� grades and records, such as attendance.
Some parents say that the online gradebooks help them track their children鈥檚 progress, leading to better academic success. Yet others criticize them as too Big Brother.
鈥淧arents end up logging in too many times. It鈥檚 seductive and addictive. One loses the ability to manage it,鈥� said , a clinical psychologist and the author of 鈥淭he Price of Privilege,鈥� in The Atlantic story.
It鈥檚 not just middle and high schoolers who are monitored these days. recently wrote about an that is meant to track the quality of vocabulary and conversations that parents have with their infants and toddlers.
With so much out there, the on how to use such tools and share data.
What is working for your families and schools? Do online gradebooks help engage families?