My DS is in Year1. Every time when I ask his teacher about his NC level, she just tells me that “he is where he should be”. Or she tells me that most of the children are going through on level 1 in Year1. I do not even ask her where he is in the class (good learner or not), because I know teacher do not like this question. Or I do not ask her about the table setting (however I would like to know if he sits in the top, middle or lower table).
I am not so worried I just would like to know it. I think he is doing well, but I do not want to be in the situation, when the school tells me in Year5 or 6 that he has no chance for a grammar school. I would like them to tell me where he is even if it is good or bad. Because if he is not as good as I think I can help him more at home, or if he a lot better than I think we can spend more time with playing at home. I have just no idea if I ask too much from my son at home or too little (too much learning, or not at home).
For example, last parents evening the teacher told me to help improve my son handwriting. At that time, his writing was ok with joint letters, his spelling was ok too, but sometimes forget to use finger space, capital letters and points. Since then we write a little every day, he joins his letters beautifully, his spelling is very good and he can write full sentences with finger space, capital letters and point. Then we got some Christmas card from his classmate and I looked their writing, some of them do not even join the letters, some of them write t same height as a, some start a word in a line and finish the same word one line above, etc.. So I think my son writing is a bit better than most of his classmate. And if I am right than I would be happy to let him practice writing only every other day, instead of every day. But if he is not better just the same at least I would know that he really needs the everyday practise.
How can I get answers to these type of questions from his teacher?
Do the teacher have to tell me my son NC level or not?
Thanks.
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When the teacher will tell me my DS NC level?
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rrbrigi · 18/12/2013 10:57
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