by Dennis Harter, MS Principal
dennish@isb.ac.th
We were very pleased with how well our students did with Student Led Conferences last week. We are also appreciative of the parents’ participation, great questions, and engagement with their children during the process. Students have reported feeling greater ownership of their learning and pride in presenting something to an audience they truly value.
Parents were able to provide feedback on a short survey at the end of the conference and we thank everyone who completed it. We received 371 responses which is a good response rate for a middle school of 430 students. It was an even split of each grade level represented.
We appreciate the feedback we received and our faculty and SLC team are looking at it all as we evaluate the program and plan for next year.
From the surveys, 96- 97% of parents agree that:
- they better understand how their child learns,
- they have a clear picture of their child’s strengths and areas for growth,
- the process increased their child’s responsibility and ownership of their academic progress,
- the process helped their child be a more reflective learner.
Even with this overwhelmingly positive feedback, we are digging into the comments to help us make the process even better for the future.
In the meantime, parents can also expect direct teacher comments about their child’s learning progress just ahead of the Songkran break.