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Have a Successful Parent-Teacher
Conference
Parent-teacher conferences are one of the most important ways you can
learn about your child. In these conferences, you can see how well you
child is doing. You can meet the teacher face to face so that he/she
can understand your child better. You can also ask for suggestions
that will make it easier for you and the school to work together
throughout the year.
Here are four tips that can help you have a more successful
parent-teacher conference.
- Plan for it. Before you come to your
conference, write out some questions that you would like to ask.
Here are some suggestions:
* Does my child get along with others?
* How is my child’s behavior in class?
* Does my child read at the level you would expect for this grade?
* Is my child able to do the math that you would expect for a
student at this grade?
* What are my child’s strengths and weaknesses? (You will want
to share your ideas about this as well).
- Keep an open mind. Your goal is to
work for cooperation between you and your child’s teacher.
Even if the teacher says something you disagree with, try to
listen to what he has to say. Later, you can add your own
thoughts.
- Ask to see your child’s work.
There is no better way to see how your child is progressing than
to look at his school work. You can judge for yourself whether you
child is making progress.
- Ask for suggestions. If your child
is doing well, ask what you can do to keep things on a positive
track. If there are problems, ask what you can do to help. If a
teacher identifies problems, ask for ways you can work together to
solve the problem. If ideas are not shared immediately, ask for a
follow-up conference.
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