Going Public

A came home last week from school concerned she couldn't write an essay. She's losing interest in school. She started in Sept at the 98% and the test in Feb had her at the 96%. We will see what it is in June. And I'll spend all summer getting it back up to Sept. levels.

I sent her teacher an email. March 14, 2013 As we discussed, please send all Aliza's tests home for us to review during the break. It's silly to wait until the end of the year. By that time it's meaningless. If there's a "rule" that doesn't let you show parents completed tests, please let me know. Perhaps we can have a group meeting to review the tests next week.

I want to bring something to your attention. Aliza feels intimidated by you when she asks you a question or when you ask her to do something. She feels she (and a few other students) are singled out for this attitude. Also, for the past week she's been struggling with writing the fable comparison essay. She is at a loss on how to put it all together.

She feels you explained to the class how to do it by reading the question. However, never showed/involved her on the task on exactly how to do it. She's afraid to "bother" you about this because of the intimidation factor. It would be great if you can send me an example of an essay comparing two stories, similar to the one she is being asked to do. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks. Monica The next post is her response.