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On no parent conferences: Teachers only have so much bandwidth for parent-teacher conferences, so they likely prioritize students in the lowest quartile. Becaus

On no parent conferences: Teachers only have so much bandwidth for parent-teacher conferences, so they likely prioritize students in the lowest quartile. Because her son was near the median, he likely wasn't performing poorly enough to merit one. School administrators might even have policies demanding such things.

huffmsa 6y ago
There are only 120 kids in his class
skissane 6y ago
> Teachers only have so much bandwidth for parent-teacher conferences, so they likely prioritize students in the lowest quartile. Different system and different country, but at our son's school, every child gets two parent-teacher conferences a year (one at the start of the year and one at the end). There is an online booking system, you go in and book a slot. They only go for ten minutes. The only way you don't get one is if the parents choose not to book one. And that's nothing new, I remember the same thing when I was a kid. The only thing that is new is online booking. If our son's school can do this, why can't this one? Incompetence? Underfunding?
- spamizbad 6y ago
  Sounds like that's a system that requires parents to take the initiative and book the conference. If you don't book, are you forced into a slot?
  - skissane 6y ago
    They send out an email, saying the booking system is open. We have to go in and make a booking. No, they don't automatically allocate slots to parents who don't book. I don't know what would happen if you were expected to book a meeting but didn't book one. Actually we don't book the meeting because they have a different system for students on IEPs. If your child has an IEP, you don't book the normal meeting, the school contacts you to arrange a different one. That's because they bring a lot more staff to IEP student meetings than the regular parent-teacher meetings.
mrguyorama 6y ago
One thing my teacher mother always talked about: The kids who NEED parent teacher conferences don't show up to parent teacher conferences, and the ones who do show up never really needed them in the first place. This is about 90% of the cases. They are still incredibly useful for those 10% leftover cases where a student is struggling and a parent cares

huffmsa 6y ago

There are only 120 kids in his class

skissane 6y ago

> Teachers only have so much bandwidth for parent-teacher conferences, so they likely prioritize students in the lowest quartile. Different system and different country, but at our son's school, every child gets two parent-teacher conferences a year (one at the start of the year and one at the end). There is an online booking system, you go in and book a slot. They only go for ten minutes. The only way you don't get one is if the parents choose not to book one. And that's nothing new, I remember the same thing when I was a kid. The only thing that is new is online booking. If our son's school can do this, why can't this one? Incompetence? Underfunding?

spamizbad 6y ago
Sounds like that's a system that requires parents to take the initiative and book the conference. If you don't book, are you forced into a slot?
- skissane 6y ago
  They send out an email, saying the booking system is open. We have to go in and make a booking. No, they don't automatically allocate slots to parents who don't book. I don't know what would happen if you were expected to book a meeting but didn't book one. Actually we don't book the meeting because they have a different system for students on IEPs. If your child has an IEP, you don't book the normal meeting, the school contacts you to arrange a different one. That's because they bring a lot more staff to IEP student meetings than the regular parent-teacher meetings.

mrguyorama 6y ago

One thing my teacher mother always talked about: The kids who NEED parent teacher conferences don't show up to parent teacher conferences, and the ones who do show up never really needed them in the first place. This is about 90% of the cases. They are still incredibly useful for those 10% leftover cases where a student is struggling and a parent cares