What do you instructors log in remarks?

[52Vincent]

I have been very lazy with keeping records of the students at the flight school. We are 141, but the vast majority of my students are 61. I am trying to fill out the JEPP folders for them, even though they are part 61.
Is this a good idea? Or should I just keep a spreadsheet for each student and keep a copy on my pocketpc, showing what we have/haven't covered per lesson? Right now I just basically use the Jepp sylabus, and go through it for each lesson with the student, make it in his logbook, and when i feel it is complete, move on to the next lesson (But I am way behind on keeping a physical record of this).

Yeah, I hate paperwork too, I can remember several times playing catch up. I would sit for an hour or two with a folder filling it out prior to a checkride(Part 141 at the time). Currently, I do the same; student name followed by the rating or cert. sought in my logbook. However in their book I write everything covered in the lesson.
I would agree with 350 here, "Less is Better."

 

[nosehair]

It is not possible to write each detail in the small box labeled "remarks and endordements"...here's what I do. For example, a pre-solo student: "FAR 61.87(d) 1-9, & 12. ground reference" For a commercial student: "FAR 61.127(b)(1)(i-v) Chandelles." The first several numbers reflect the preflight/runup,etc., then the following numbers state the area of operation, and then I write in the specific tasks that were practiced.

 

[BoDEAN]

What records do you keep though of your student for 141 or part 61?
Do you use a spreadsheet that you can check off what was done on each lesson? Or do you just go back and look what you wrote in in their logbook?

 

[jimtrustycfi]

Log

Need to keep a pretty accurate log yourself, because if someone lose's theirs, you should be able to reconstruct it from yours. There is no rule that you have to limit the space you use to log a lesson, one line or a page. Mine is far too complete and I use it when I am looking for something to add to an aviation article. I sometimes sit down with previous students and we go back in time with my log and have a lot of laughs.
I record all the bad stuff and certainly the good, and it is fascinating to read. That's what a logbbok is all about, a pilot's diary, a record of events. Take some time to do it right and do too much. In the future you'll be glad you did.