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[quote=Anonymous]In the past when I've gone into PT conferences with a "just do a good job listening" attitude, the teacher has given me a few bland platitudes about my kid and then nothing to add, and if I didn't have questions or something prepared, the meeting would be over in 7 minutes. Which is a bummer because you really get very little opportunity to interact with your kid's teacher -- since we don't see them at drop off or pick up, it's really just two 20 minute PT conferences and BTS night.

So I guess the question is, IF the teacher doesn't have much to tell you or isn't forthcoming, what questions can a parent ask that will get to the heart of what you need to know regarding your kid's progress/socialization/behavior at school?

I mean, if the teacher does a good job of telling you what you need to know and presents it clearly, then ideally you shouldn't have any questions unless there is some very bespoke concern. But not all teachers are great about this. So, how what can you do to get the most out of the conference if the teacher isn't great at this aspect of it?[/quote]

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