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[quote=Anonymous]conferences in the lower grade levels (before letter grades start) are often a waste of time - some teachers are better than others when it comes to parent conferences.  The school our children attended required teachers to follow an outline - very few ever made it through their presentation.  Oftentimes, they would start with an opening remark which rambled into general conversation that left little time to review the actual presentation and ratings.  These opening remarks provided a good indication of whether the teacher(s) liked the child for sure, but they rarely provided a good summary of child's progress and strengths/weaknesses.  It was quite common for DH and I to leave conference thinking child was doing well/poorly and then leaf through the report later to find out the opposite was true. Given that most parents take time off work to attend I think teachers should be better prepared and/or trained for conferences.  I would've preferred to have the written assessment mailed to me instead of having to find childcare for the lost school days.  [/quote]

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