November 8, 2007
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Parent/Teacher Conferences are Evil Part 2
I want to frame this issue in a way that is objective and doesn’t bias opinion one way or another.
Are parent/teacher conferences evil?
I want to frame this issue in a way that is objective and doesn’t bias opinion one way or another.
Are parent/teacher conferences evil?
Comments (88)
Not if the hellion kid isn’t.
Absolutely evil. You didn’t sway me.
Not really.
Also, what’s with the ads?
no
No. But i was a good student, so my teachers never had anything bad to say about me.
Depends.
Evil for the kid or evil for the parent and teacher?
Yeah, Dan…what’s up with all the ads?
‘evil’ is a pretty strong adjective…
Not for the kids that really need them.
Yes and No.. Depends on each teacher I have met..
Yes they are.
No. Of course not. They get me out of school. I absolutely love them. Plus, I’m a very good student so my teachers never have anything bad about me to say to my parents, except that I don’t raise my hand enough during class or something.
lol. YES. xD
Not inherintly. But they can seem evil some of the time, both for the teacher and the parent and the student!
As a parent I loved them….as a teacher I dreaded them!!
Only if your kid is
You know these ads are really anoying. I got premium so I wouldn’t have to deal with ads. This is like going to the movies and watching commercials! Get rid of them, Dan!
Yes, but my mom’s a teacher so what do I know.
Dan you’re so clever
they are the work of the devil
Is that dancing 9 year old causing trouble at school?
He can already do backflips. Wait till he ends up in a battle circle.
unbiased – no, they help the parent understand the child’s work ethics and habits a bit more and truly inform them on their child’s progress in school.
biased- YES! they’re just a means of getting the child in trouble!!!! i strongly dislike whoever came up with this parent teacher hell meeting.
I suppose they can be. But I wouldn’t say they are, as a matter of course.
I never cared for them but evil? Nah.
HOMESCHOOLING:
Parent = Teacher
mine were always great. but then, i’m a charmer.
Miguel complained ….and the ads are gone….
no
why: you had a bad one?
yes, that’s why I stopped informing my parents of them several years ago
Depends. I think parents can be left in the dark about some things. For example if you do badly on one test, they can show it at a conference. For me, it’s a big deal. But in reality, it’s ONE test, and it won’t kill your grades. I think it’s alot of extra stress on the kid sometimes. But I also think they’re necessary.
We stopped having them after 6th grade though. Now they’re 15 minute sessions after school if you really want one. Me=45 minutes from school. Mom=not worth the conference when we have a phone.
simply yes
I wouldn’t know. My parents never went to mine.
Probably, but I’m having issues with teachers this year soo O
The only time it was evil was when my daughter was in middle school and we had to meet with all the teachers at once. They set a timer for 10 minutes and one teacher (the one we had a particular problem with) talked nonstop until the timer went off and they kicked us out of the room. The next semester she set the timer and my husband started talking and wouldn’t let her get a word in. We had our say, speaking with each of the teachers in turn and then letting the problem teacher know why we had a problem with her. The timer went off and we left. I found out later from a friend who is a teacher there that we were labeled as trouble-makers for having the gall to seize control of OUR parent-teacher conference and forcing the teachers to listen to us.
no?
depends. i think it’s best to go to your conferences so, if needed, you can defend yourself against your parents (or teacher, but i’ve never had to defend myself against a teacher because they are supposed to be a neutral opinion.)
YES, they are! When I was in school I never told my mother which nights the parent teacher conferances were so they could go. Though I don’t think they really enjoyed going, anyways. They had to wait in line for hours just to get 5 freaking minutes with a teacher so that they could tell them what they already know. A little pointless, maybe.
if you are a parent to a special needs child it feels like the whole school district to one……10,000/1
NOOOOOOOOOO
They’re evil all right. But PPTs (Parent, Pupil, Teacher) are worse.
I had a very productive p/t conference today. I have no idea what is evil about them.
And yeah, what is up with all the ads?
you slut what are these ads for!!? I deserve a cut of what you’re pocketing for putting up with them
I mean slut in the most respectful way
Dan sold out!
No, just a waste of time.
Well, except for that time that my dad had a conference with my lit teacher because I showed him up in class. That was fucking hilarious.
No….just had my daughter’s, and it was just fine!
Boring, perhaps, but not evil. Parents should be informed and concerned about their child’s education.
i never recall there being anything wrong with them. but i have a feeling that with the way schools function and are structure today that could have changed for the negative.
no
Yes, it is a battle zone. One time I had a teacher that was saying how great I was and come along the parent/teacher conferences, the teacher become something else. Enough said.
Evil for the teacher for problem students, not for the students or parents.
Only if the parent is psycho
hahahahaha I love how everyone actually answered this question. =P
i dislike them because going to them means i have to behave and act like i’m a pta mom. i can’t wait till my kids graduate.
fortunately, i haven’t had to attend one in YEARS.
My parents have never attended one so I don’t know.
Hmm…making money through Ad-Sense eh? ^^
What’s with all the ads? You trying to make money off of us?
not if you have an interested parent and a caring teacher.
Ugggh….I don’t look forward to them. My kids do well academically, but there is always the possibility that the teacher may bring up some bad character trait in my kid. Mothers, especially, get a little too defensive of their little chicks. Last year, apparently, my daughter was leaving other kids out.
Ours went “swimmingly” well. She got all “E’s”. E = excellent.
And yes, I have noticed the ads. They are driving me crazy. You can stop any time now! Grief!
not really but they are a waste of time.
LoL – it sounds like yours was
They’re valuable.
And teachers prep like crazy for them.
Well, probably. But it’s even worse when the parent IS the teacher..
sure
hahha
but the teachers were always nice to me and ym parents soo
I guess google bought xanga? Has anyone else noticed the new advertisments?
wait.. how can they put ads on someones site if the person is a premium/pays.. or is it how I see it cause I am not a premium member?
Daniel (doubledb)
Evil for you or your kids? My parents always had good conferences with my teachers.
Yeah! Some teachers just wanna bitch about the kids and makes their lives miserable, suggesting parents to make their kids do more work. Then at home the parents will say “Hei, you need to do what teacher says”.
My teachers don’t do that, so I’m really fine with it
YES!!!
Although my kids are great, it’s like chinese water torture to sit thru those things.
I’m not really sure where your going with this. Unless it’s the fact that your child’s teachers are always against him, or in some way disapprove of his/her actions. I am also a parent of two, and I would take the teachers comments with a grain of salt before speaking to my kids, and hearing their side, and then go with the grades and see what comes after that. I think parent teacher confrences are positive.
if you have to ask….
I was homeschooled, so when my mom needed a parent/teacher conference, she went into the bathroom and talked to herself in the mirror.
It depends… if the child is evil and/or if the teacher is evil.
evil for the kid….. great for the parent.
Oh man, I used to dread mine. I was a good student, but the teachers would explain all the minute things I did that might be considered bad, and so they would be blown out of proportion.
Basically I prepared to be grounded after every conference.
psssh yeah. since i can’t go to a parent teacher conf. i won’t know if the teach is lying, exaggerating,or confusing me with another student. after all teachers have hundreds of students.
That’s why I dont watch TV….The only time I dont mind the ads is during the Superbowl…
Ha ha ha…I posted that in the wrong spot. Think I need more coffee…As fasr as P/T conferences go- The only time I attend is when the teachers “request” them. That is usually for my son, who has “difficulty following directions…” I think he’s just bored…
They are just necessary ! Something that has to take place. Don’t you want to know how your kid is doing in school?
No.
Yes, if parents are evil in thier ambitious intentions with the child, and what is discussed in the conference is not acted upon, or discussed with the child at all, then the evil that was being discussed continues… Truly, Sande
My parents were lucky.. they got 6 parent teacher conferences
I wasnt really happy with mine but I know now that the teacher had my best intest at heart
yes.
Yes they are. Especially if part of the conference is student run. I don’t want to hear my son telling me he will do better. I want the teacher telling me what we can do together to make my son’s education a better experience.
Not to me. Just annoying and a little scary.
What’s with these ads on top? Dan, are you selling us out?
Oddly enough, my distric allows the students to come along. I’m yet to decide what’s more nerve wracking, being there and watching the damage happen (if and when it does), or being home, wondering what the hell they’re saying about me.
A much needed evil though.