When preparing report cards, many teachers struggle with what to write under conduct, attitude, interest, and general remarks.

These sections are just as important as the scores, they help parents understand the student’s behavior, effort, and personality, not just their grades.

Let’s break each one down in a simple way.

1. Conduct (How the Student Behaves)

Conduct describes how a student behaves in school, especially towards teachers and other students.

Examples:

• Respectful
• Humble
• Calm
• Truant

What It Means:

• Respectful → The student behaves well and follows rules
• Humble → The student is polite and not proud
• Calm → Quiet and does not cause trouble
• Truant → Often absent or avoids school

 Conduct helps parents understand discipline and behavior.

2. Attitude (The Student’s Approach to Learning)

Attitude shows how serious or committed a student is towards school work.

Examples:

• Hardworking
• Dependable
• Slow
• Not Serious

What It Means:

• Hardworking → Puts in effort and tries their best
• Dependable → Can be trusted to complete tasks
• Slow → Learns at a slower pace but can improve
• Not Serious → Does not take school work seriously

 This helps identify whether a student is trying, even if their performance is low.

3. Interest (What the Student Likes)

Interest shows areas where the student is naturally drawn or engaged.

Examples:

• Reading
• Sports
• Music
• Dancing

What It Means:

• Reading → Enjoys books and learning
• Sports → Active and enjoys physical activities
• Music / Dancing → Creative and expressive

This helps parents understand the child beyond academics.

4. General Remarks (Final Teacher Comment)

This is your summary of the student’s overall performance and behavior.

Examples:

• Keep it up
• Has improved
• Could do better
• More room for improvement
• Buck up

What It Means:

• Keep it up → Excellent performance, continue the same way
• Has improved → Showing progress
• Could do better → Needs more effort
• More room for improvement → Not at the expected level yet
• Buck up → Urgent need for improvement

 This is the most important message parents read.

How to Choose the Right Comments

Your comments should reflect:

• The student’s behavior
• Their effort in class
• Their level of improvement

Avoid:

• Harsh or insulting words
• Very long sentences
• Being too vague

Keep it simple, clear, and honest.

Make It Faster and Easier

Writing these comments manually for every student every term can be tiring.

With Sirbus, you can:

• Automatically generate suggested conduct, attitude, and remarks
• Maintain consistency across all report cards
• Save hours of work

Final Thoughts

A good report card is not just about numbers.It tells the full story of a student, how they behave, how they learn, and how they can improve.

When you write meaningful comments, you help both students and parents take the right steps forward.