The conferences most parents had with their children’s teachers this school year probably went something like this: They occurred twice, in the fall and spring. Many parents failed to show up. Those ...
David Gundale, the principal of Open World Learning Community, a public magnet school in St. Paul, Minn., serving grades 6-12 ...
Get the most out of parent-teacher conferences with these tips, including key questions to ask, creating an action plan and more. As a parent and a teacher, I’ve been on both sides of the ...
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. LOOKING AHEAD, PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES FOR MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE NEXT WEEK AND IT CAN BE A GREAT TIME HEARING EDUCATORS BRAG ABOUT YOUR KIDS, OR IT CAN BE A STRESSFUL ...
“How was your day?” you ask. “Fine” or “good” or simply a blank stare is your kid’s response. Sound familiar? Then you’re probably champing at the bit for a parent-teacher conference—the quarterly ...
A teacher stands in front of a screen in a north central Texas schoolroom. A few miles away, the mother of a middle school student sits down at her kitchen table, pulls out her laptop, clicks on a ...
It’s conference season—the time of the year when parents and teachers meet to discuss each student’s progress. In most schools, this is a private conversation between the child’s teacher and parent(s) ...
Parent-Teacher Meetings are crucial for fostering home-school collaboration but certain parental behaviours can undermine their effectiveness. Criticising children, dominating discussions or ...