Conversation Starters

 

The Guides have put together this resource so that parents can better start conversations around academics with their students. We find that traditional, open-ended questions like "How was your day?" or "Did you go to all your classes today?" don't often accurately reflect the daily experiences of Compass high school students. The Guides suggest using these question stems as conversation starters to gain some more info about how your student engages with the content, and their academic progress.

Humanities:

Have you read for Seminar this week?

Have you turned in your Seminar prep form?

Have you completed this week's follow up from Seminar?

Is there anything special that you need to bring to lesson for English or History this week?

What are your current History and English follow-ups?

Mathematics:

How many hours do you have on your Math Log so far this week?

When is your next math exam?

How many problems have you completed in your follow-up this week?

Science:

How many hours do you have on your Science Log so far this month?

When is your next Biology gizmo due? (10th years only)

Have you completed your weekly reflection? (10th years only)

What topic did you choose for your monthly research? (10th years only)

AWOL/Electives/Other:

Have you completed this week's AWOL form?

How is planning your schedule going? Should you go to GPS next Monday to get some support?

Have you checked Google Classroom for your assignments and due dates?

When did you last check Alma? How did your grades look?

Did you miss any lessons this week? If so, did you connect with that guide to discuss next steps?

Do you know which days you are signed up for hot lunch?

Daily Check-Ins:

What lessons did you go to today?

What did you work on when you weren't in lessons?

What assignments did you finish and turn in today?

What lessons are you going to tomorrow?