http://www.sheknows.com/ Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:00:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/812054/tracking-your-child-s-grades-online The internet has brought so much to our lives since it boomed in the mid-90s. Who could now live without a certain online bookseller, online travel booking and, indeed, this fabulous site? But sometimes, I think, the 'net takes us too far. http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/812054/tracking-your-child-s-grades-online Parenting Parenting Tips & Advice Children's School & Education Jen Klein Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:00:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/949657/how-to-decipher-standards-based-report-cards Perhaps you didn’t pay attention when your child’s school announced a move to “standards-based” report cards. Yeah, whatever, you thought. But when the first such report card arrived home, you weren’t the only parent to think, “What the heck?” You were looking for simple As and Bs -- and you saw a complex grid of Ds and Ps, or 2s and 3s. Huh? http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/949657/how-to-decipher-standards-based-report-cards Parenting Parenting Tips & Advice Children's School & Education Jen Klein Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:37:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/7676/why-is-the-teacher-giving-my-kid-m-and-ms Six-year-old Carlos Melendez stood in line waiting as his first-grade teacher bid farewell to her students at the end of the school day during the second week of school. She was completing her ritual of placing a sticker on the hand of every child who had been good that day. As she reached out to give Carlos a sticker, he informed her, "I don't need a sticker to know when I've been good. I can tell on the inside." http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/7676/why-is-the-teacher-giving-my-kid-m-and-ms Parenting Parenting Tips & Advice Children's School & Education Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:37:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/823391/should-teachers-grade-parents-too Should parents get grades on their kids' report cards? A Florida lawmaker wants parents to be graded on their involvement in their children's education. Is that a good idea? http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/823391/should-teachers-grade-parents-too Parenting Age by Age School Age Kids Sarah W. Caron