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Parent conference vent
I just got a note on these from my daughter's school, and
I'm wondering how it's handled elsewhere. I have to say, as a mom, it almost seems like the school doesn't actually want us to do conferences at all-the conference times are between 1:00-3:00, when the pre-K kids leave at 11:30 and either go to extended daycare or home, and conference times are only 15 minutes long. So, parents who work will have to leave work for a 15 minute conference. Parents who don't work will have to either find child care, or bring a preschooler back to school in the middle of the afternoon, which, for many preschoolers, is nap time. In my case, it takes at least 15 minutes each way to GET to the school from home, too. I'm very, very tempted to be an "uninvolved parent" and just skip the whole dang thing! |
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Donna Metler wrote:
I just got a note on these from my daughter's school, and I'm wondering how it's handled elsewhere. I have to say, as a mom, it almost seems like the school doesn't actually want us to do conferences at all-the conference times are between 1:00-3:00, when the pre-K kids leave at 11:30 and either go to extended daycare or home, and conference times are only 15 minutes long. So, parents who work will have to leave work for a 15 minute conference. Parents who don't work will have to either find child care, or bring a preschooler back to school in the middle of the afternoon, which, for many preschoolers, is nap time. In my case, it takes at least 15 minutes each way to GET to the school from home, too. I'm very, very tempted to be an "uninvolved parent" and just skip the whole dang thing! Why not share your concerns with the principal and/or the teacher? |
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Donna Metler wrote:
I just got a note on these from my daughter's school, and I'm wondering how it's handled elsewhere. In preschool the conferences were from 1-3 (or something like that - I always took time off work) for us too. In grade school they are from 4-8pm. Ours are only 15 minutes long too - which seems way to short but I understand they have about 25 of them to get done. I really have to call another meeting or send a lot of emails to keep up. -- Nikki |
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"Donna Metler" wrote in message ... I just got a note on these from my daughter's school, and I'm wondering how it's handled elsewhere. I have to say, as a mom, it almost seems like the school doesn't actually want us to do conferences at all-the conference times are between 1:00-3:00, when the pre-K kids leave at 11:30 and either go to extended daycare or home, and conference times are only 15 minutes long. So, parents who work will have to leave work for a 15 minute conference. Parents who don't work will have to either find child care, or bring a preschooler back to school in the middle of the afternoon, which, for many preschoolers, is nap time. In my case, it takes at least 15 minutes each way to GET to the school from home, too. I'm very, very tempted to be an "uninvolved parent" and just skip the whole dang thing! For kindergarden, DS was out at 1130 or so. For gr 1 and on, school is out at 310 or something. For the parent/teacher interview things, they had them on a Thursday, which is early dismissal anyways, and appointments were available from like 1 after lunch until about 730 or 8 in the evening. There's only about 18 kids in DS' class, though. At 15 mins per family, that's about 4.5 hours of interviews, plus IIRC, the teachers get a break around supper time. I'm in the situation where I have the child care issue. I don't have the work problem, but dragging 2 preschoolers around is not an ideal situation for any one. I can't concentrate on anything if I'm constantly chasing a 2 and 3 year old around. Last meeting with the teacher, my mom came after work to stay wtih DDs and I went just with DS in the evening after supper. There was one time before that that I didn't go. I called the school and talked to the teacher, though. I really don't see a point in going to the school and spending time if it's not necessary. I do go to the first ones of the year, however, not usually the one in the middle. If I have no concerns, of course, and if the teacher doesn't either. I go to the first one mainly because you can actually meet the teacher if you don't know them very well, find out what is going on and how things are going. But, also, other than spending some time with the teacher, I do feel that any concerns should be addressed as they come up, not at a parent/teacher conference for 15 mins. I wouldn't see it as a big deal to miss it. I don't think you'd be one of the uninvolved parents because of work, childcare or other issues. A phone call might be enough with the teacher to just make sure all is going well and there's no real issues or concerns. I think the best is if the lines of communication are open both ways for the parents and the teachers, not just on set days 2-3 times a year. |
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Donna Metler wrote:
I just got a note on these from my daughter's school, and I'm wondering how it's handled elsewhere. I have to say, as a mom, it almost seems like the school doesn't actually want us to do conferences at all-the conference times are between 1:00-3:00, when the pre-K kids leave at 11:30 and either go to extended daycare or home, and conference times are only 15 minutes long. So, parents who work will have to leave work for a 15 minute conference. Parents who don't work will have to either find child care, or bring a preschooler back to school in the middle of the afternoon, which, for many preschoolers, is nap time. In my case, it takes at least 15 minutes each way to GET to the school from home, too. I'm very, very tempted to be an "uninvolved parent" and just skip the whole dang thing! Our parent teacher conferences are inconvenient too. We are only given the exact time a few days before the conference, then need to find a babysitter. It is a hassle. With four active kids, it can be a challenge to find a babysitter who can manage them. I think it is important for us to go, so we have. Things get covered in a conference don't seem to come up in day to day communication. --Betsy |
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Donna Metler wrote:
I just got a note on these from my daughter's school, and I'm wondering how it's handled elsewhere. I have to say, as a mom, it almost seems like the school doesn't actually want us to do conferences at all-the conference times are between 1:00-3:00, when the pre-K kids leave at 11:30 and either go to extended daycare or home, and conference times are only 15 minutes long. So, parents who work will have to leave work for a 15 minute conference. Parents who don't work will have to either find child care, or bring a preschooler back to school in the middle of the afternoon, which, for many preschoolers, is nap time. In my case, it takes at least 15 minutes each way to GET to the school from home, too. I'm very, very tempted to be an "uninvolved parent" and just skip the whole dang thing! Have you contacted the teacher to ask if they have alternate arrangements for parents who are not available during the work day? Standard practice here is also for daytime conferences on a day when the kids are not in school, but every teacher my kids have had would make arrangements to meet at another time for parents who needed that. Best wishes, Ericka |
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If there are problems that need to be discussed in more detail, the teacher
can schedule a time when she/he can devote more time to the parents. If there are no problems, 15 minutes is plenty of time. Being a teacher yourself, you should understand that they have a lot of parents to see in a short amount of time. If the conference times are not conveinent at all, you can arrange another time. I have found 15 minutes ample time, if there were no problems the child was having. Middle school and high school conferences here are from 5-8 pm and there are no scheduled times, you just go and stand in line to talk with the teachers (all of them, if you need to). -- Sue (mom to three girls) "Donna Metler" wrote in message ... I just got a note on these from my daughter's school, and I'm wondering how it's handled elsewhere. I have to say, as a mom, it almost seems like the school doesn't actually want us to do conferences at all-the conference times are between 1:00-3:00, when the pre-K kids leave at 11:30 and either go to extended daycare or home, and conference times are only 15 minutes long. So, parents who work will have to leave work for a 15 minute conference. Parents who don't work will have to either find child care, or bring a preschooler back to school in the middle of the afternoon, which, for many preschoolers, is nap time. In my case, it takes at least 15 minutes each way to GET to the school from home, too. I'm very, very tempted to be an "uninvolved parent" and just skip the whole dang thing! |
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"Sue" wrote in message ... If there are problems that need to be discussed in more detail, the teacher can schedule a time when she/he can devote more time to the parents. If there are no problems, 15 minutes is plenty of time. Being a teacher yourself, you should understand that they have a lot of parents to see in a short amount of time. If the conference times are not conveinent at all, you can arrange another time. I have found 15 minutes ample time, if there were no problems the child was having. Middle school and high school conferences here are from 5-8 pm and there are no scheduled times, you just go and stand in line to talk with the teachers (all of them, if you need to). -- Sue (mom to three girls) Are you meaning a individual parent teacher meeting (what we call parents' evenings-regardless of the time of day) or all the class parents being told the latest educational trick together? If it's the individual ones then we get 10 minutes, and if you need to discuss further then you'll arrange a time convenient for both of you to go into more detail. You usually have the option of choosing a time between 3:00 (end of school) and 6:00 one evening and tow further evenings between 600 and 8:00. For the group meetings they're usually about 5-30 minutes depending on information to impart, plus questions (why is there always one parent who wants to buzz a particular bee which is completely irrelevent!), and are always right after drop off or right before pick up. The teachers are always willing to see people separately if they couldn't make it. Debbie |
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