Why don’t children like to tell their parents of their failures? We think in some cases the youngsters afraid not of punishment, but of appearing to be “bad kids” in front of their parents. When we’re talking about failures at school, however, parents most likely need to know the truth.
“Parents to get online access to kids’ marks, attendance records,” the Sault Star informs us. Parent Assistant, an online program, will allow parents to “log on and view a student’s attendance records, credit accumulation, mid-term and final marks.”
This novelty affects students under 18 in secondary schools under the charge of the Rainbow District School Board (Ontario, Canada). Representatives of the board said that the purpose of this initiative is “to engage parents in conversations with their children about how school is going.”
What do you think, should these officials take student attitudes about this move into consideration? Should elementary schools offer a similar service for parents? And, from another point of view, should an educational online game implement similar features? If we were to introduce a special parental account on Driving Kids, allowing parents to keep an eye on their children’s activities, messages, achievements and so on, would you use these features? Please share your thoughts with us!
