This week is the first progress report, a time that can be very stressful for students. Depending on how teachers enter assignments in the gradebook, these first progress reports may present a low grade when that grade isn’t really accurate. There were times where my teachers would put in assignments and my grade will drastically fall. I get so scared seeing this. Since this grade only tells me where I am at right now, I try not to stress out any more, but my parents don’t get it. Knowing that I’m not a huge fan of the four week progress report, I set out to see what others think.

Senior Jonatan Ortega said, “I think that 4-week process reports are kind of unnecessary because parents/guardians already have easy access to their students’ grades on e-school whether it be on computer or smartphone. In the past I have had teachers put in assignments but without a grade and that would affect my grade for the progress report. I personally find it irritating because I could have a C on the report but in reality I’d be having a high B or so. 

Junior Marco Leal said, “A four week progress report would have students stressing out because they would have a lot less time to complete and turn in late homework. My teacher would have assignments in the grade book that we haven’t started yet or she doesn’t collect until the end of the unit.” 

English Teacher, Mrs. O’Malley, talks about the process of the progress reports and her thoughts about it, “I think the process should be changed in that the first progress report of the semester is pretty early. I don’t mind the number of progress reports that teacher submit; I think it’s important that we are giving parents and students updates. I think that the reports should just be pushed back a bit. For example, This semester, my seniors have only turned in practice grades and SSR grades. These categories are worth 10% each, but since I don’t have a Test or Quiz grade in the books yet, the two categories are making up 50% each. My students have been freaking out because they don’t realize that their grades will change drastically when I put their first essay in the gradebook. I would think that most courses do not have a major test in the first four weeks, so maybe the first progress report should be pushed back to the fifth or sixth week.”

These opinions show me that the 4-week progress reports are not important and are useless. The progress reports should at least be pushed to the sixth or seventh week. This will make not only students lives easier but teachers too.