| While the school year is coming to a close, there is | | | | to celebrate, not be punished. |
| one final milestone left in the school year: the final | | | | • Don't get upset about a bad report card. Instead, |
| report card. | | | | keep the lines of communication open and focus on |
| Regardless of how well the school year has gone, the | | | | taking steps this summer to get children back on track. |
| arrival of a report card can be a very stressful time | | | | • Work together to achieve a single goal. Make a |
| for students. | | | | resolution to improve learning weaknesses over the |
| Good or bad, parents and children should sit down | | | | summer months, and to get back on track for the fall. |
| together to discuss the report card. A report card | | | | • Let children take ownership of their education. If |
| discussion is an important step for parents to become | | | | children need extra help over the summer, be sure to |
| active participants in their children's education. Oxford | | | | offer them several options and let them choose the |
| Learning offers these tips to help parents have a | | | | one that they think would work best for them. |
| successful report card conversation with their children: | | | | • Remember that the final report card of the school |
| • Remember that the final report card of the school | | | | year is but a snapshot of their child's academic |
| year is a big milestone for students. It's an | | | | progress to this point. Any problems that occurred |
| accomplishment to finish another year. Children want | | | | throughout the school year are in the past. |