It's that time again. Time to write report card comments. We are on trimesters, so we only have to write them three times a year, but I still have a hard time coming up with something new to say. The words that come to me for so many of my students is "works hard to meet all expectation, is kind, respectful and responsible, and is a friend to everyone." I need some new ideas. I need to write 26 comments. I have a set of twins, so the comments need to be a bit unique. Maybe tomorrow my brain will magically create thoughtful and personal comments.
The report cards are difficult to write, I always look back at my conference notes, that helps me be unique. Hope you are well rested and that you can finish these quickly today....on a SATURDAY? Didn't know teachers worked on SATURDAY! JK
Report card comments are a type of creative writing exercise - how many different ways can you say the same thing. Even when you have written comments for years, you can not simply copy and paste, because the students are different. For the future it might be a good idea to create a comment phrase bank. This has helped me when I get stuck. Good luck with writing. I hope that you will have some time to rest too.