The Downside of Checking Kids’ Grades Constantly

With parent portals available in many schools districts, parent involvement has been improved to some degree. The downside is the constant monitoring of a student academic work. "While there’s limited evidence on the benefit of grading portals on academic achievement, there is plenty of research to show that extrinsic motivators, such as grades, as well as parental surveillance and control, are detrimental to kids’ long-term motivation to learn and undermine their relationships with teachers." Read the entire article at "The Downside of Checking Kids' Grades Constantly."