Tuesday we held parent teacher conferences.... what an experience! I have always heard that parents are the toughest part of this job, and now I know first hand. We had several conferences scheduled for Tuesday evening, but I only attended ones that directly involved my students (math and reading conferences). Overall these went very well! Many of the parents were understanding and cooperative. They agreeded with us when we offered some organizational adjustments for thier child. Some parents came just to check up on their children to make sure they were doing well and getting their assignments finished on time. Some parents came in prepared with questions for us which was great because we had talking points to start with!
I have also learned that some parents will come in with no scheduled time and a strong view point about their child's teachers and their assignments. Many parents have their own opinions about how teachers should be teaching, but they don't always know what is best academically for them! When this bacame an issue in our conferences I got to see a wonderful teacher work with the parents and try VERY hard to please them. It was quite an experience and I learned a great deal that I am positive will help me with conferences in the future!
Special thanks to those who were there and taught me so much about working with parents!
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