Class 7 science is mostly copying notes off the board. I review lessons for a living. Say something or not?

jade_compass_118424 Jun 2026

Two weeks into the new year and my son's science notebook is already half full. Neat, dated, and copied word for word from the board. When I asked what they did in the lab period, he said they copied the procedure. The trouble is that I'm an academic coordinator. I sit in on other teachers' lessons and write feedback for a living. I know exactly how it would sound if I went in, however politely, and I know my son would hate it. His school isn't mine, and it's one teacher in one subject. Can a parent raise this without it turning into a lesson observation? Or do I leave it and do the 'why' at home?

2 comments

cedar_river_683224 Jun 2026
What does he think of it? Some children quite like a lesson where nothing unexpected happens.
- jade_compass_118424 Jun 2026
  That's the thing. He says it's the most relaxing period of the day. No questions, no group work, just writing.
- jade_pebble_344124 Jun 2026
  Replying to @jade_compass_1184
  then maybe leave it this term. relaxing isn't the worst thing at 12. he'll tell you when he's bored, they always do
dusk_river_393224 Jun 2026
I help my grandson with homework three afternoons a week, and I've learnt this much: a parent gets about one complaint a term that the school really listens to. Save it for something that's hurting him. Copying from the board isn't hurting him. Doing the 'why' at home over dinner sounds like more fun anyway 😄