Recently I read an article in a Toronto newspaper that described parents' reactions to school report card comments as "meaningless". The professional language often becomes a form of edu-babble that has no specific meaning. It is tantamount to using generalities and technical terms to say no more than what anyone could say about any student. Certainly this approach to reporting protects educators from saying something too direct and thus provoking parents' ire. The safe professional way of communicating works against the goal boards of education say they have today to rebuild public trust in the education system. It contributes to further alienating parents from teachers. What is wrong with personal comments written by individual teachers on report cards? Would this more personal, perhaps less "professional" (i.e. downloads from "comment banks") not be more vulnerable AND and more trust-building?
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