Comments on Motherhood in Mexico: Making the Grade

I think this is a great idea, grading the parents....

2012-01-23T22:12:48.977-06:00

I think this is a great idea, grading the parents. I feel kinda bad for the teacher at the meeting when half the parents didn't know about the system. I am sure she mentally took note. I seconed jennifer that the kids should grade their parents. Good for you Leslie.

(To be fair, if I'd ever asked for help, I'...

2012-01-21T11:13:36.063-06:00

(To be fair, if I'd ever asked for help, I'm sure my parents would have been glad to assist.)

I dunno how I feel about this. Growing up, my pare...

2012-01-21T11:10:46.940-06:00

I dunno how I feel about this. Growing up, my parents never once even looked at my homework. I mean... we were expected to do everything on our own and we got pretty good grades!

Maybe a few kids need extra help, but I feel like getting help from your parents to study/do homework is a cop-out hahaha

What a great idea! And I agree with the previous p...

2012-01-20T20:17:35.064-06:00

What a great idea! And I agree with the previous poster about having the kids grade the parents. That would take care of any cheaters! And while this may not turn lightbulbs on for everyone, it may spark something in a few parents who just wouldn't otherwise get what it means to be involved with their kids education. two thumbs up for this clever idea and for being the great mom you are =)

I think it's great to have reminders to do the...

2012-01-20T14:37:03.211-06:00

I think it's great to have reminders to do the right thing. It's like dieting and tracking your food. It works. I need to be more consistent on the homework. I am not sure I like the policing though. A polite reminder on how you can help you kid or a more subtle have the parents sign the homework I think might be less "big brother". Love your blog!!

Don't worry Leslie. We know which parents are...

2012-01-19T23:44:30.883-06:00

Don't worry Leslie. We know which parents are slackers and which ones really walk the walk. The teacher is just trying to get the ones that falter more involved. Whether they will just fill in the card as you stated, they've still been put on notice. Man, oh, man, if they tried to do this at public school in the United States, I can only imagine the outcry.

Thank you for the A+! Here in Mexico that would b...

2012-01-19T21:40:44.555-06:00

Thank you for the A+! Here in Mexico that would be a 10! (I'll take both!)

If just one or two of those parents start to take a more active role in their child's education, then I would say this idea was a success! :)

That's what I was thinking! When I was fillin...

2012-01-19T21:37:54.903-06:00

That's what I was thinking! When I was filling out my report card, Hope was looking over my shoulder the whole time to make sure I filled it out properly. :P

If detention hall doesn't work, there's al...

2012-01-19T21:37:07.753-06:00

If detention hall doesn't work, there's always summer school. :)

Hola Teresa! So good to hear from you, as always!...

2012-01-19T21:36:07.388-06:00

Hola Teresa! So good to hear from you, as always! :) How are you and how is life in Japan treating you?

In this case, I hope it turns out that way! :)

2012-01-19T21:32:57.501-06:00

In this case, I hope it turns out that way! :)

Hi Annmarie! I agree with you 110%! That's w...

2012-01-19T21:32:04.119-06:00

Hi Annmarie!

I agree with you 110%! That's why I love the teacher's idea so much and hope that more teachers will start to implement something similar, because sadly there are a number of parents who don't take an active interest in their children's education.

Thank you so much for stopping by to comment.

parents are the primary educators of their childre...

2012-01-19T20:40:01.141-06:00

parents are the primary educators of their children....

It is irritating to see that some parents just don...

2012-01-18T08:51:07.934-06:00

It is irritating to see that some parents just don't care. If I were the teacher I would probably expect to have some of "those" types of parents. And, I would go ahead with the project because I would hope that the parents that are willing to be more active in the students' lives will far outweight the parents that are duds.

And, the fact that you don't cheat and that you are more than willing to take an active role in your childrens' lives, shows what kind of parent you are, as well as teaching your children valuable lessons.

I'm not familiar with the numbers system that they have here in Mexico, but in my book you get an A+!

Objectivity is never the norm in our dear land. I...

2012-01-18T08:17:26.362-06:00

Objectivity is never the norm in our dear land. It sounds like a very clever idea toget parents involved. After all, shame is often a great motivator.

Maybe she should have had the children fill them o...

2012-01-18T06:49:12.787-06:00

Maybe she should have had the children fill them out instead of the parents. Give the parents the assignments without tellling them they will be graded, and than give the kids the report cards. Most kids would love to throw their parents under the bus if given the oppurtunity.

Seems like an admirable idea that will encourage p...

2012-01-18T06:01:18.739-06:00

Seems like an admirable idea that will encourage parental participation. There will always be those that miss the mark. Perhaps detention hall would be appropriate ;-)

but the parents that are cheating aren't reall...

2012-01-18T04:05:24.911-06:00

but the parents that are cheating aren't really helping their child. i think the teacher could probably figure out who is cheating and who is being honest. we teachers have a few tricks up our sleeve. sad that in some cases it has to take something like this for parents to get involved. i commend the teacher for trying and for asking the parents those questions at the meeting-at least she didn't let them get away with it easily.

have a great day!

teresa in nagoya