Stop babble in children's report cards Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/stop-babble-in-childrens-report-cards.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:29 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Ms Anonymous [Signature #152] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6734211?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:06:18 UTC 6734211 Ms, Anonymous [Signature #151] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6417385?utm_medium=rss Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:50:05 UTC 6417385 ms ann wong [Signature #150] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6349436?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:36:38 UTC 6349436 Stephen Kranabetter [Signature #149] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6348889?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:01:19 UTC 6348889 Caroline Ziegler [Signature #148] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6348505?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:39:31 UTC 6348505 Anonymous [Signature #147] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6338401?utm_medium=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:50:46 UTC 6338401 Ms Stephanie David [Signature #146] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6327472?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:50:31 UTC 6327472 Ms. Carol Bailey [Signature #145] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6324583?utm_medium=rss Thanks Tom, for putting into words & actions what so many parents have been experiencing. I go into parent teacher interviews every year (my son is now in Gr 9) and ask them to translate the report card into meaningful language-and I have a Masters degree! I fully support the motion. Let's get back to what makes sense, not nonsense.

]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:46:15 UTC 6324583 Mr Gary Keilhack [Signature #144] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6324450?utm_medium=rss The petition author's views strongly reflect my own.

]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:21:18 UTC 6324450 Mr Eugene Lee [Signature #143] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6323682?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:07:52 UTC 6323682 Mandy Kasper [Signature #142] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6323388?utm_medium=rss I cannot help my children if you do not tell me what they are NOT able to do (as well as what they are able to), in clear, understandable, layman's terms.

Also, report cards with frequent spelling mistakes... really make me fear for my children's education.

]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:00:58 UTC 6323388 Jennifer Perry [Signature #141] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6322730?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:20:14 UTC 6322730 Naomi Skerrett [Signature #140] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6322711?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:19:29 UTC 6322711 Miss Kimberley Milne [Signature #139] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6322629?utm_medium=rss I am a retired occasional teacher for the TDSB, and refuse long term assignments if report cards are included.
When I was a full-time educator in 1998, and The Harris Government imposed an impersonal, education-jargon filled report card to match statements in the new curriculum, I was furious.
This type of reporting is cold, clinical and devoid of empathy. There is little or no room for teachers to express the individuality or the uniqueness of each student.

]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:11:52 UTC 6322629 Anonymous [Signature #138] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6322205?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:57:34 UTC 6322205 M Ferkul [Signature #137] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6322138?utm_medium=rss Most parents, no matter how well-educated they are, do not understand curriculum speak as it's not part of their daily dialogue. We've always believed in working together as a community to help the student. Those report card comments were always board-speak to us, leaving us scratching our heads. We are extremely active in our child's education and welcome this progress. Thank you for helping us help our child develop into his best potential, making for a greater citizen of our world.

]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:43:33 UTC 6322138 Helen Mackenzie [Signature #136] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6321718?utm_medium=rss I am thrilled with this. As a retired teacher, TDSB I'm all too familiar with those edubable report comments. We couldn't believe our eyes when we were given them around -8000 ? as I recall- [secondary] .
We thought it was a joke. Well done Tom Sullivan- better communication between the ivory tower and teachers. The teachers disliked the comments- but were of course, never consulted and worried for their jobs if considered critical of administration -ministry,but a retired one can! Brilliant.

]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:23:32 UTC 6321718 Elizabeth Harding [Signature #135] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6321184?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:48:01 UTC 6321184 Ms Dana Ben Halim [Signature #134] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6308844?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:22:33 UTC 6308844 David Takata [Signature #133] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6307126?utm_medium=rss Keep government-style babble in the government. I want you to communicate information, not bury it in meaninless babble.

]]> Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:13:40 UTC 6307126 Ms Valerie Ferrier [Signature #132] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6306093?utm_medium=rss Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:07:40 UTC 6306093 Mrs Amy MacLeod [Signature #131] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6305176?utm_medium=rss Fri, 9 Oct 2009 03:48:02 UTC 6305176 Irene Carriere [Signature #130] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6305072?utm_medium=rss Fri, 9 Oct 2009 03:20:37 UTC 6305072 mrs lisa straus [Signature #129] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6304991?utm_medium=rss Fri, 9 Oct 2009 02:57:37 UTC 6304991 Ms Tracy Gerster [Signature #128] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6304978?utm_medium=rss Fri, 9 Oct 2009 02:53:31 UTC 6304978 Wendy Burch Jones [Signature #127] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6304843?utm_medium=rss Fri, 9 Oct 2009 02:11:37 UTC 6304843 betty lagogianes [Signature #126] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6274939?utm_medium=rss The current approach is at best of little to no value to a parent who is highly literate in English. ESL parents must be beyond baffled. Isn't communicating meaningfully about our children's progress important enough to do it right?

]]> Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:16:56 UTC 6274939 Mrs. Meg Young [Signature #125] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6263093?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:26:02 UTC 6263093 Mrs Ruta Melkiene [Signature #124] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6261702?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:30:49 UTC 6261702 Mr Robert Ryan [Signature #123] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6261609?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:10:09 UTC 6261609 Mrs. Inga Ryan [Signature #122] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6261566?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:59:36 UTC 6261566 Mrs. Cathy A. Scheepers [Signature #121] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6255877?utm_medium=rss Concerned Parent

]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:54:43 UTC 6255877 Fawn Fairfoul [Signature #120] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6250904?utm_medium=rss Report card comments are not currently meaningful to parents. As a result, they do not help parents and students understand what is needed to improve. I've stopped reading them as have my children. I understand they are meant to explain WHY a child is given a specific mark but they do not explain HOW a child can improve. Most importantly, it's NOT about marks, it's about learning and the current reports don't help improve that.

]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:43:22 UTC 6250904 Mr. Julian Egelstaff [Signature #119] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6250812?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:04:42 UTC 6250812 Mrs. Helen Tilston [Signature #118] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6247262?utm_medium=rss Keep it simple
Do what is right for the better of the student
Canadian students need to keep up to European standards of education.
It is all about the pupils and do not forget that!!!

]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:57:46 UTC 6247262 jOHN cHELEY [Signature #117] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6247137?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:03:19 UTC 6247137 Janet Martin [Signature #116] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6234591?utm_medium=rss After wading through 12 years of qualifiers, I'm still uncertain how my son has reached his final year of high school!
I wonder if all this is a result of one parent complaining years ago about a teacher's honest comments. If so, shame on the board for giving in.

]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:12:10 UTC 6234591 Dr Paul Bennett [Signature #115] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6198872?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:19:03 UTC 6198872 Ms Kaylah Bassey-Charles [Signature #114] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6195430?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:23:21 UTC 6195430 Mrs. Denise Churchill [Signature #113] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6193798?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:07:05 UTC 6193798 Mr Anonymous [Signature #112] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6191876?utm_medium=rss I support the petition to revamp the Report Card.

]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:06:13 UTC 6191876 Lorena Armstrong [Signature #111] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6188351?utm_medium=rss Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:11:36 UTC 6188351 Linda Deschênes [Signature #110] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6177406?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:27:35 UTC 6177406 Ms Betty Moss [Signature #109] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6176211?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:43:04 UTC 6176211 Ms. Nadia Vogel [Signature #108] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6175209?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:21:42 UTC 6175209 Ms Anonymous [Signature #107] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6175204?utm_medium=rss As a teacher I am aware when I am writing my report card comments, that they are meaningless to parents. It is an exercise in frustration, and we literally cut and paste, and simply change the name and pronouns to "personallize" the comments for each student. The only section of the report card which allows us to speak directly to the student and their ability and work habits etc is in the Learning Skills section. We are limited however to a small, five line section.

]]> Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:20:10 UTC 6175204 Lindsay Smith [Signature #106] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6174936?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Sep 2009 07:34:50 UTC 6174936 Pam Solursh [Signature #105] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6174395?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Sep 2009 04:41:49 UTC 6174395 Mrs Carole Prodan [Signature #104] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6174334?utm_medium=rss The comments used are from a drop down table--not the best method to describe a child's learning. Subjective comments are valuable to parents and should be included.

]]> Wed, 9 Sep 2009 04:21:55 UTC 6174334 mr Scott Rekker [Signature #103] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6174246?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Sep 2009 03:57:40 UTC 6174246 Mr Patrick Cosmo [Signature #102] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6174031?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Sep 2009 03:06:17 UTC 6174031 Ms Maria Piccione [Signature #101] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6173847?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Sep 2009 02:17:33 UTC 6173847 Ms. Bryndis Swan [Signature #100] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6173406?utm_medium=rss I'd like to get a report card that simply stated how well/poorly my child is doing in a given subject and what is being done to correct problems.

]]> Wed, 9 Sep 2009 12:36:46 UTC 6173406 Ms Rossana Coriandoli [Signature #99] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6173223?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:48:42 UTC 6173223 Eva Willoughby [Signature #98] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6173199?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:42:06 UTC 6173199 Mr. David Clarance [Signature #97] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6173109?utm_medium=rss Our eight year son was mystified by the comments on his report card, so are his parents.

]]> Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:21:27 UTC 6173109 Mr. Paul Mayner [Signature #96] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6173106?utm_medium=rss More disconcerting than the canned list of comments supplied to teachers is that the people responsible for compiling and introducing the list are in a position to impose it in the first place.

Human beings respond positively to recognition.

After parents and family, the most important and influential person in our childrens' lives is his or her teacher.

The teachers' comments are the time honoured way of encouraging our children and are a positive re-enforcement.

A teacher's com

]]> Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:21:18 UTC 6173106 S. Chhom [Signature #95] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6173096?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:19:58 UTC 6173096 Mrs. Pauline Clarance [Signature #94] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6173080?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:16:26 UTC 6173080 Ms Susan Butler [Signature #93] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6172998?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:58:51 UTC 6172998 Mr James Anderson [Signature #92] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6172891?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:39:51 UTC 6172891 Ms. Laurie Grant [Signature #91] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6172861?utm_medium=rss I, am frustrated by the lack of appropriate communication on the report cards, even more so for children with special challenges. As a parent and guide or teacher to your child, the comments are most important to help with resource planning.

]]> Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:33:10 UTC 6172861 Tim Briant [Signature #90] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6172833?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:27:55 UTC 6172833 Mrs. Leanne Ireland [Signature #89] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6172764?utm_medium=rss the comments need to be changed so that they actually mean something.

]]> Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:14:11 UTC 6172764 Ms Jan Pinney [Signature #88] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6172642?utm_medium=rss Consult the people actually IN the classrooms before making decisions which affect their ability to deliver meaningful information.

]]> Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:47:13 UTC 6172642 Ms Mary Alton [Signature #87] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6172640?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:47:00 UTC 6172640 Dr Bryan Tolson [Signature #86] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6172299?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:11:05 UTC 6172299 Mrs. Carolyn Fisher [Signature #85] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6168303?utm_medium=rss As a secondary school teacher, I am constantly frustrated by the comments I am obliged to use. They are impersonal and limiting.

]]> Tue, 8 Sep 2009 09:26:08 UTC 6168303 Ms. Brenda Holtkamp [Signature #84] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6167902?utm_medium=rss Tue, 8 Sep 2009 07:53:35 UTC 6167902 Mrs. Katherine Smith [Signature #83] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6149077?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Sep 2009 04:25:31 UTC 6149077 Rebecca Bassey [Signature #82] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6148642?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Sep 2009 02:43:42 UTC 6148642 Mrs. Twila Allen [Signature #81] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6148513?utm_medium=rss Thu, 3 Sep 2009 02:13:53 UTC 6148513 Dr. Guy Hamel [Signature #80] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6138654?utm_medium=rss I have written a separate letter to Minister Wynne to explain my reasons for supporting a review of the public school report card.

]]> Tue, 1 Sep 2009 12:35:19 UTC 6138654 Anonymous [Signature #79] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6136032?utm_medium=rss Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:09:26 UTC 6136032 Dr. Anonymous [Signature #78] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6131953?utm_medium=rss How can parents be involved effectively in their child's education if they have no constructive criticism to work with? I agree with greater clarity and honesty in reports.

]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:09:21 UTC 6131953 Ms. Debbie Ervine [Signature #77] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6125498?utm_medium=rss Not so long ago, parents and teachers were perfectly happy with letter and number grades. Report card comments are simply statements from the curriculum with qualifiers.

e.g. A - readily B - regularly C - sometimes D - is beginning to

There is simply no purpose to these comments. The letter grades suffice.

Teachers need to spend time preparing lessons, not writing useless comments.

]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:32:37 UTC 6125498 adam shive [Signature #76] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6120437?utm_medium=rss We don't have this crap in America. Our teachers just use vague codes. Like History Grade: B Comment: 1, 4, G Numbers are positives letters are negatives.

1= good participation
4= makes good use of time
G= moderate tardiness

]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:47:37 UTC 6120437 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #75] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6119433?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:41:24 UTC 6119433 Miss Michelle Mahovlich [Signature #74] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6115226?utm_medium=rss My son is ADHD with a Learning Disability. I am always struggling to understand his report card. I always try to compare the old with the new and I do see a similar pattern with the confusing explanations of my son's education report. This really needs to be changed and it also needs to represent the many different levels that our children are learning at. Although my son is going to grade 8, he currently works at the learning leval of a grade 5 or 6 student.

]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:50:51 UTC 6115226 Natasha Johnson Chung [Signature #73] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6110761?utm_medium=rss The same applies for Durham Region's report card comment system. I have to make a follow-up appointment or pull the teacher aside after report cards are issued to get concrete information on my child's specific weaknesses and to find out what the next steps should be for her to excel in a certain subject area.

]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:58:16 UTC 6110761 Roobert McClenaghan [Signature #72] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6110327?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:14:53 UTC 6110327 Megan Thompson [Signature #71] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6104328?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:23:21 UTC 6104328 jack Murphy [Signature #70] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6103954?utm_medium=rss I agree with Tom. I did not understand one comment on what I saw his grandsons report card. Begs the question "Why are there comments"

]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:11:40 UTC 6103954 mrs Trish Mcdowell [Signature #69] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6103454?utm_medium=rss The report card information does not communicate the childs progress or difficulty in any way that is easy to understand, implement or helpful to parents. Isn't that the purpose of report cards??

]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:31:23 UTC 6103454 Mrs. Sue Hazlewood [Signature #68] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6103414?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:22:32 UTC 6103414 Mrs. Linda Tripp [Signature #67] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6103032?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:55:14 UTC 6103032 Ms. Mary Ellen Gerster [Signature #66] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6100141?utm_medium=rss The purpose of the student report card is to communicate with parents a child's progress, often indicating areas of difficulty where the child is struggling. Convoluted terminology, impossible to understand, doesn't enable to parent to support the child thru' home studies.
Parents are feeling less and less connected with the education system. Simultaneously, teachers are feeling less & less supported by parents. This mentality is creating an even greater disconnect between the two.

]]> Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:12:00 UTC 6100141 Mrs Jane DeHaan [Signature #65] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6098426?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:08:10 UTC 6098426 mrs lucille stuckless [Signature #64] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6098085?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:38:30 UTC 6098085 Robert Trueman [Signature #63] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6097904?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:53:59 UTC 6097904 Mrs. Harlene Annett [Signature #62] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6097852?utm_medium=rss the current comments are almost written in Greek. Please let teachers write their own comments which will accurately describe each child's progress.

]]> Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:38:53 UTC 6097852 Leah-Anne McMillan [Signature #61] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6096333?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:38:11 UTC 6096333 Mr Gordon Thompson [Signature #60] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6096142?utm_medium=rss The well trained and competent teachers in Ontario are capable of evaluating and grading students, then using their own comments to indicate progress and any necessary steps for remediation. Generic comment banks and drop daow menus are inadequate for most situations.

]]> Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:34:03 UTC 6096142 Dr Annette Snow [Signature #59] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6096132?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:30:07 UTC 6096132 Irene Radtke [Signature #58] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6095997?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:19:56 UTC 6095997 Dr nathan bryson [Signature #57] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6095758?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:36:17 UTC 6095758 Mrs Delia Denisko [Signature #56] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6095696?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:10:59 UTC 6095696 Ms Sherry Kenwood [Signature #55] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6095307?utm_medium=rss Please put genuine comments back in report cards. Let teachers teach core values and information without fear and with confidence in a solid curriculum. Keep it simple.

]]> Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:02:52 UTC 6095307 Mr. Joe Modeste [Signature #54] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6095244?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:33:15 UTC 6095244 Mr. Michael Skebo [Signature #53] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6094895?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:15:48 UTC 6094895