When Curious Parents See Math Grades in Real Time

Sue Shellenbarger:

John Patriarche in Chandler, Ariz., logs on from home to check grades and assignments with his 13-year-old daughter, Anna.

Ever since her 12-year-old twin sons went back to school in August, Catherine Durkin Robinson has been telling herself, "Steer clear. Think first, and keep away," she says.

The hazard she's avoiding? Logging on to her school's online grade-reporting system to see how her boys are doing. When she checked their grades online late last year, "I saw Cs and I almost lost my mind," she says. Her sons' teachers later explained that the grades weren't up-to-date and that Zachary and Jacob were actually doing very well. But it was a shock she'd rather not repeat, says the Tampa, Fla.-based manager for a nonprofit education organization.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at October 4, 2012 6:43 AM
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