Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Conferences
Last night was our first official night of conferences. The time seemed to fly right by as we moved from meeting to meeting, without any breaks in the schedule. I really enjoyed hearing the parents perspective of their children. As I have mentioned before, LHLC is a very unique Minneapolis Public School. I was amazed at how organized the parents were with their thoughts and questions. A few of the parents brought folders with notes that we had sent home. One mom even had a two page list of questions from dad and all of the conference notes that they had received regarding their daughter since she was in preschool. Parents were looking for growth in their children in specific areas and were asking about tutoring services. The parents definitely kept us on our toes and were quick to ask how we were meeting their child's individual needs. It was a unique experience that I'm sure won't be the experience I will have everywhere in my teaching career, but it was a great experience nonetheless.
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I guess I'm glad to hear that parents are being so pro-active about supporting their kids' education, but I'm also a little surprised by how involved some of the parents sound--folders? Progress checks? Wow! What do you think about the need for tutors in first grade? Does Kellie have an opinion about that?
ReplyDeleteI believe you when you say you were kept on your toes all night. I wonder if any of them had specific questions for you about your role in the classroom, or your perspective on the children.