Parent Portal

First let me say that I LOVE the parent portal.

But it is what it is.

Several times, when I have approached teachers asking for information about upcoming assignments, they said something like "Oh you should sign up for the parent portal!"

I signed up for the parent portal back when it was introduced. The portal is where parents can log in and see their childs grades.  Each assignment, quiz and test is posted with the grade your child earned.

AFTER THE FACT.

For some reason I have never been able to clearly communicate that I want to be proactive with my childs education.

If my preferred level of involvement consisted only of yelling at my child for not doing as well as I know she could have on an assignment or quiz, the parent portal would more than meet my needs.

HOW can I make sure that homework gets done and tests get studied for if I have none of this information when it counts - in ADVANCE?

Teachers only put information in the portal after  the event has occurred. Sometimes longggg after.

The parent portal is wonderful for what it is, but it is not at all what I am looking for when I ask "What's coming in the next week?"

Why am I doing this?