by Dennis Harter, MS Principal
dennish@isb.ac.th
Last week, parents completed our second parent survey regarding Virtual School. Parent’s feedback helps us identify what is going well and what ways we can continue to improve what we are doing. Thank you for your contributions to this feedback. We value it greatly.
In general, parental feedback was very positive. Parents are reporting that across the board, their children are demonstrating terrific Self-Management and Adaptability.
I’ve shared a few other highlights from the survey below:
Students tend to be spending between 3 and 7 hours of time on their learning. This is right where we want it to be – and we will continue to reach and support those that are taking much longer.
Overall, we seem to be getting the workload amount right. We continue to look at ways that we can provide additional challenge (not necessarily more “work”) for those that want it.
Looking at your suggestions, it’s helpful to share some of the areas that we continue to plan for:
- managing the amount of time during a lesson that teachers are “on” vs time to do work
- bringing more middle school feel and fun events
- planning for end of year celebrations and acknowledgements
- find ways to encourage student interaction online that isn’t school work
Finally, thank you for sharing so many positive comments. Our teachers are working very hard to connect, encourage, and teach your children. They’ve adapted quickly to this new learning environment and are providing students with wonderful opportunities for learning progress.
As always, we will continue to strive to get better, but in the meantime, thank you for your suggestions and your affirmations. Truly, we are so thankful for our supportive community.