Parent-Teacher Conference Time
October 8, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Parenting
Some parents look forward to parent-teacher conference time to meet their children’s teachers and discuss challenges and achievements. Others dread this occasion and decide they don’t want to bother or it’s a waste of time.
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I always found meeting our daughter’s teachers, and sometimes our grandchildren’s when the parents couldn’t attend, informative and interesting. Sometimes my husband and I agreed and other times we didn’t. But it was a time to try to understand what was going on.
5 ways to benefit from a parent-teacher conference or meeting:
- Go with a positive attitude that you’ll come to an understanding. Don’t start out with a “chip on your shoulder.”
- Plan to be a team with your child’s teacher(s) for the child’s benefit.
- Ask questions and seek answers.
- Go prepared with questions you have concerning what’s taught. Write them down if that helps.
- Don’t put the teacher on the defensive.
How have you had good conferences with your children’s teachers?
