I would write those comments without hurting the parents. Those comments are too direct. The question is why did they bring their children to school. it is for these characters to be corrected. If there is need for those comments to be written. It should have been mildly.

There was this student of mine who was always coming to school dirty. My colleagues called my attention to it and I told them I had noticed it. I was told to inform the parents. Before informing the parents, I called the girl, talked to her. She refused to listen . I had no choice than to send a message to her parents.
I wrote ' my daughter ........ has not been appearing near to school lately'. The father called and started apologising.

officialmario:
I wonder the kind of people establishing schools nowdays, for you to be a proprietor or proprietress of a school you need to have studied EDUCATION in school so as to have the clear understanding of how to handle your school and the entire staff.

My friend made some comment on some of his students report card and he is in trouble now.
These are some of the comments:
"He is not active in class"
"She keeps gang in the school"
"He is a truant."
"She is rude and not respectful",
those are some of the comment he made, and the proprietor told him to go and apologize to the parent for the comment made on their children's result, the guy has refused and has been fired for nt apologizing.

Whats your opinion on this?
did you get any comment that made your parent to be mad at you while in secondary school?

I don't blame the teacher but the school for not vetting the comments before it got to parents.
There's this private school in my town that vet CAs and examination results of students before giving it to them. The vetting process helps to correct the errors made by teachers while marking the scripts. The school also ensures that Comments on students' report cards are vetted and any correction is also effected before giving it to the students.

DesChyko:


It's okay. We learn everyday. Without disputing your claim as I have NEVER seen a 'civilized first world country report card comment', I have actually seen first world country guides to comments on report cards. And they actually incorporate behavioural assessments a lot. See for yourself HERE.

yeah they will have a separate card where they discuss all the other things but the primary report card is academic assessment only because you cant taint a mans academic assesement with his behavior . peoples behaviors change with time so you cant permanently put it on a persons academic report card

sisisioge:
Which kind yeye comments be that? He shouldnt have been that direct biko. Eg, Good performance but Kunle needs to work on participating more in class. Instead of saying too quiet

Fair performance, Deborah needs to socialise more with other well performing students. Instead of saying she keeps gang

Excellent performance, Chukwuemeka needs to be less playful...instead of saying too playful

Good performance, Amarachi needs to work on being more cooperative with her teachers.....instead saying shes rude

he used the wrong choice of words!

Amotolongbo:
If you know what effect this kind of comment can have on the child later in the future, you won’t like it on your ward’s report card. When a potential employer sees it.

Best thing is to visit your ward’s school occasionally to ask about his/her comportment from the class teacher and not this nonsense on the report card

Abeg, which employer ask for primary or secondary school report cards?

This is not a testimonial or Certificate, but a single term report card.

Which employer ask for such? because I'm wondering the way you're mentioning potential employer over and over again.

Amotolongbo:
If you know what effect this kind of comment can have on the child later in the future, you won’t like it on your ward’s report card. When a potential employer sees it.

Best thing is to visit your ward’s school occasionally to ask about his/her comportment from the class teacher and not this nonsense on the report card

What nonsense are u saying...the negative report on my card when I was in primary 2 shaped me to who I am today... oh my goodness...men should pls watch the kind of women they date b4 they propose oooo.... its not all about " I love her and she is faithful" this type of women will raise u criminals and sluts ...forcing american culture on us

Amotolongbo:
If a student stole the teacher’s handset, the best way to let the parent be aware is through summoning the parents to the school or sending the message to the parents to get them informed. Not through the report card

If any Teacher has any resentment for a student, it is better for the teacher to make a comment on the report card solely on academic performance of the student and leave the personality alone.

You obviously know little or nothing about education. The teacher has the duty of assessing both the cognitive and affective domain of the students. It is his duty to pass appropriate and correct judgment on both. However, in reality, the form teachers are usually asked to make comments on the affective domain of a child while the principal comments on the cognitive domain based on the academic records of the child.

Very good he was relieved of his job, firstly it's about order if he could refuse his boss order what do you think he is teaching other staffs also to the main issue he lacks everything we saw one recently a teacher wrote "he does not behave like human being" what do you think the parents will do , tell the teacher he is doing well. School employ just anyone just to fill classes their are better way of expressing your displeasures to writing rubbish in which that report card will forever be carried all her life with that stupid comments. He deserve to be over sacked without benefits.

WoundedLamb:
I don't think your friend meant any harm. Besides, the comment section is there to be used for all sorts of feedbacks, good or bad. But then again, his choice of words aren't exactly the best. He wrote as if he was talking about some boys he met on the street and not his own students whose well-being really matters to him. Next time, let him make the message more personal (by using the kid's name and using expressions in place of single nouns). And most importantly, he shouldn't define any kid by the flaws shown within the report period (I think this is the most glaring fault here). Instead, he should make it clear the flaws are periodic too.

For example, the comment, "he is a truant" makes it seem as if you're calling the kid names. It's as if the teacher has already given up on the child. The same comment could be written as "Eric has missed classes a couple of times this term without permission and this has affected her performance negatively". It still means the same thing but significantly better. Using his name shows connection; specifying the period shows it's a moment in the kid's life and not who he is; using the expression "missed classes without permission" in place of "truant" shows respect for the kid and his parents; adding the effect of the truancy shows concern

Let's not forget parents send thier kids to school to correct these things and not just to observe them and give reports.

Exactly my point

The choice of words used by the teacher is wrong!

Amotolongbo:
These comments are nonsense and unnecessary.

Can he also allow this kinda comment to be written on his own card?

Private schools are the proprietors’ business and no one will stand watching and allow his business to be spoilt by a silly person.

The school has principal and proprietor. If any student is rude or disrespectful, why not reporting the student to the proprietor or teacher who will find a way of reaching out to the parent?

Pass the right and truthful comment on the academic performance of the student and leave the moral part for the principal to handle.
The fact is that a good parent doesn’t need waiting for the comment on the report card before knowing how well his/her child is behaving in school. Regular visiting and/or contacting the class teacher on phone gives the parent the knowledge of the child’s behavior in school. This will bring about a prompt correction and not having to wait till the end of the term.

This kinda silly comment can have a way of affecting the students’ future if one is not careful.
Which employer will see this kind of report card later in the future and employ the child having such comment by his/her class teacher?

Is this post of yours a joke or what? If a student absconds from school and the teacher calls him a truant you mean the parents should not take action on their kid but the teacher should be sacked because the school is a business? Really? Morality has gone to the dogs!

I am an educationist. To be honest, the comments may be factual but unprofessionally made. When building people, you are advised not to be brutally frank. What it, more often than not, does is to diminish their self-esteem. Now, he was making qualitative analysis which requires him to assess a situation subjectively. So, he should rather see the cup as half full first then proceed to encourage the filling to the brim. For instance: honesty can't be evaluated with numbers; for a child who is fond of being dishonest, your comment should read, 'He is being counseled to be more truthful..." Lets apply it to one of the comments: 'He is not active in class.' First of all, this comment is ridiculous. Is the child a statue? Of course, NO. Why don't you rather comment that she should get involved more in class group tasks by ...' Another comment is the 'she is rude and not respectful.' That looks more like a label. 'be more respectful' would suffice. On the other and you can add specifics such as 'he ones refused to stop humming during a class, however, we are hopeful that he'll begin to respect others' spaces... Another thing is that parents want to feel that their children are being raised to be better. They are not playing the ostrich. They are not unaware that their children are not saints. Don't leave them feeling hopeless with a tactless comment. Don't forget that most of this issues ought to have been sorted out before now. Why are all of them on the report card?

officialmario:
I wonder the kind of people establishing schools nowdays, for you to be a proprietor or proprietress of a school you need to have studied EDUCATION in school so as to have the clear understanding of how to handle your school and the entire staff.

My friend made some comment on some of his students report card and he is in trouble now.
These are some of the comments:
"He is not active in class"
"She keeps gang in the school"
"He is a truant."
"She is rude and not respectful",
those are some of the comment he made, and the proprietor told him to go and apologize to the parent for the comment made on their children's result, the guy has refused and has been fired for nt apologizing.

Whats your opinion on this?
did you get any comment that made your parent to be mad at you while in secondary school?

officialmario:
I wonder the kind of people establishing schools nowdays, for you to be a proprietor or proprietress of a school you need to have studied EDUCATION in school so as to have the clear understanding of how to handle your school and the entire staff.

My friend made some comment on some of his students report card and he is in trouble now.
These are some of the comments:
"He is not active in class"
"She keeps gang in the school"
"He is a truant."
"She is rude and not respectful",
those are some of the comment he made, and the proprietor told him to go and apologize to the parent for the comment made on their children's result, the guy has refused and has been fired for nt apologizing.

Whats your opinion on this?
did you get any comment that made your parent to be mad at you while in secondary school?

If only we have functional govt the activities of some of these private schools need to be checkmate. Especially Abuja private schools, some dehumanising treatment the melted on staffs just because they know the high level of unemployment and people must eat. From overworking staffs, to ill comments, staffs are beating and thrown outside the compound with your belongings if dear to correct, suggest, or make demand. Some tell them everyday how worthless they are and that they can be replace within 2hrs. The list is endless. It will never be well with our leaders, they have reduce graduate to beggars looking for peanuts just to survive and business owners are capitalising on this big time

Kingcalls:


What nonsense are u saying...the negative report on my card when I was in primary 2 shaped me to who I am today... oh my goodness...men should pls watch the kind of women they date b4 they propose oooo.... its not all about " I love her and she is faithful" this type of women will raise u criminals and sluts ...forcing american culture on us

If your parent, your mother, had been useful as good parent, she would have known the kinda behavior you exhibited before the end of the term by visiting the school and making enquiry from your class teacher. She would have corrected it before the end of the term and such comment wouldn’t appear on your report card.

He deserves to be sacked. As a teacher you should at all times give constructive criticisms.

A teacher's personal opinion for any pupil/student is irrelevant and most often is a reflection of one's true self. For instance, from the comments, I can tell that the teacher is truly disturbed and has no business teaching anyone.

Sunsets:
I am an educationist. To be honest, the comments may be factual but unprofessionally made. When building people, you are advised not to be brutally frank. What it, more often than not, does is to diminish their self-esteem. Now, he was making qualitative analysis which requires him to assess a situation subjectively. So, he should rather see the cup as half full first then proceed to encourage the filling to the brim. For instance: honesty can't be evaluated with numbers; for a child who is fond of being dishonest, your comment should read, 'He is being counseled to be more truthful..." Lets apply it to one of the comments: 'He is not active in class.' First of all, this comment is ridiculous. Is the child a statue? Of course, NO. Why don't you rather comment that she should get involved more in class group tasks by ...' Another comment is the 'she is rude and not respectful.' That looks more like a label. 'be more respectful' would suffice. On the other and you can add specifics such as 'he ones refused to stop humming during a class, however, we are hopeful that he'll begin to respect others' spaces... Another thing is that parents want to feel that their children are being raised to be better. They are not playing the ostrich. They are not unaware that their children are not saints. Don't leave them feeling hopeless with a tacless comment.

May I know your opinion on the school's insistence that the teacher apologise to the parents?

Gbadebo01:


For good measure, wisdom is the principal thing.
for example.
He is not active in class could be - "He could do with participating more in class"
She keeps gang in the school could be - "I will suggest the company she keeps is vetted" and so on.
He is a truant - " He needs to improve his attendance in class"

My point is we basically said the same thing but my choice of words were chosen carefully. I mentioned where they need to improve on rather than calling them names.


#my2cents

God bless you

Vernor:
Very good he was relieved of his job, firstly it's about order if he could refuse his boss order what do you think he is teaching other staffs also to the main issue he lacks everything we saw one recently a teacher wrote "he does not behave like human being" what do you think the parents will do , tell the teacher he is doing well. School employ just anyone just to fill classes their are better way of expressing your displeasures to writing rubbish in which that report card will forever be carried all her life with that stupid comments. He deserve to be over sacked without benefits.

"Refuse his boss' order" got me shaking my head in utter disappointment. He is not a soldier and even soldiers are allowed to not obey orders that are morally wrong. So you will do everything your boss orders you to do?

Matheusmartin:
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In some private school, you are not even allow to fail students..

I see nothing wrong in those comments btw..

Exactly...

Education is now 100% business.

Amotolongbo:
If your parent, your mother, had been useful as good parent, she would have known the kinda behavior you exhibited before the end of the term by visiting the school and making enquiry from your class teacher. She would have corrected it before the end of the term and such comment wouldn’t appear on your report card.

So what difference does it make...u dont want the kid to see his report or what?? Total crap... spoiling kids and they end up becoming a menace to the society...las las u will regret not dealing with the issue appropriately when he was still a kid

officialmario:
I wonder the kind of people establishing schools nowdays, for you to be a proprietor or proprietress of a school you need to have studied EDUCATION in school so as to have the clear understanding of how to handle your school and the entire staff.

My friend made some comment on some of his students report card and he is in trouble now.
These are some of the comments:
"He is not active in class"
"She keeps gang in the school"
"He is a truant."
"She is rude and not respectful",
those are some of the comment he made, and the proprietor told him to go and apologize to the parent for the comment made on their children's result, the guy has refused and has been fired for nt apologizing.

Whats your opinion on this?
did you get any comment that made your parent to be mad at you while in secondary school?

The teacher isn't exactly right. If a student had been a truant or keep gang, parents should be notified and called, not plastering the report card with such remarks.

It shows a failure on the part of the teacher himself.

Naija business ventures or precisely Education sector ain't selling the truth cuz will affect Patronage and Increase in Returns

Private Schools Especially

chatinent:
Yes, there should be discretion.


I still see nothing wrong in saying the truth.

But any good parent will read meaning to the message and act accordingly.

this is one of many problems of private school, they run it as a business thus "customers" are always right meanwhile they are breeding monsters but making the parents think all is well with their kids...spare the rod indeed and spoil the child...if my child is ill-mannered or show disrespect let me know on the report card so i can do the needful and be on the look out.....dont worry bruv you did the right thing another door will open no be only that school de exist na.....

private school is a business center....

Kingcalls:


So what difference does it make...u dont want the kid to see his report or what?? Total crap... spoiling kids and they end up becoming a menace to the society...las las u will regret not dealing with the issue appropriately when he was still a kid

You are surely having a conflict with common sense.

Give your phone to sensible people around you to read and explain what I posted to you in the language you do understand best

PlayMaker14:
I remember when my form mistress, Mrs Onajite made some silly remark on my report card...

My position was 17th out of 53 and what this woman can give as a remark was; "He's Becoming A Community Tout"


My father did not take it lightly with her as he stormed the school the following academic session and warned her never to condemn me with such remark.

Those remarks are really demoralizing.

smiles. "Community tout"

Amotolongbo:
These comments are nonsense and unnecessary.

Can he also allow this kinda comment to be written on his own card?

Private schools are the proprietors’ business and no one will stand watching and allow his business to be spoilt by a silly person.

The school has principal and proprietor. If any student is rude or disrespectful, why not reporting the student to the proprietor or teacher who will find a way of reaching out to the parent?

Pass the right and truthful comment on the academic performance of the student and leave the moral part for the principal to handle

This kinda silly comment can have a way of affecting the students’ future if one is not careful.
Which employer will see this kind of report card later in the future and employ the child having such comment by his/her class teacher?

What Nonsense Are U Typing, The Teacher Only Comment On The Child True Behaviour Even WithOut The Comment The Child Result Has Shown It Already.

officialmario:
I wonder the kind of people establishing schools nowdays, for you to be a proprietor or proprietress of a school you need to have studied EDUCATION in school so as to have the clear understanding of how to handle your school and the entire staff.

My friend made some comment on some of his students report card and he is in trouble now.
These are some of the comments:
"He is not active in class"
"She keeps gang in the school"
"He is a truant."
"She is rude and not respectful",
those are some of the comment he made, and the proprietor told him to go and apologize to the parent for the comment made on their children's result, the guy has refused and has been fired for nt apologizing.

Whats your opinion on this?
did you get any comment that made your parent to be mad at you while in secondary school?

You all criticizing the OP, seems you all went to private schools... the comment those teachers in public sec.schools do give ehn, will make you want to give thanksgiving in church when you see the opposite of it on the report card later

Both your friend and the proprietor are wrong. Your friend's remarks are negative and condemning. I presume that your friend is a teacher by circumstance and not trained.

Every one has a positive trait. Your friend should have first, emphasized on the positive aspect before following it up with the challenge. He must learn to be a good critique. He will not be seen as a good teacher for not stating a child's positive side. He would have written a constructive comments like;

"Peter is a reserved and attentive student however, he needs to be more active in class."

"Martha is a social bee nevertheless, she needs to channel the energy on her school work or "Martha is a sociable student who needs to put in 100% attention to her studies for a good result next term"

"Paul is an energetic student who finds it challenging to stay in class. He would perform well next term if he intensifies his interest in his academics"

"Aisha is a neat and expressive child who needs to be more respectful. She needs to understand that good attitude and behaviour are prerequisites to learning".

The proprietor needs to train teachers on writing good report and not to sack

Who writes this kind of comments about children and send it to parents?

Is it not his job to fix these rough edges of the student rather than writing and sending these kind of 'remarks??

The fact remains that most remarks are facts but that shouldn't deter u from changing to the good students ur expected to be there is nothing wrong in it.those days if u get bad remarks fromy ur form teacher ur gone...