PLN 16

I read "Not Your Parents' Parent Teacher Conference"by Karl Fisch that discussed Ms. Smith's new method of conferences. Ms. Smith had all of her students write up a paragraph to have be discussed instead of having the teacher discuss what the parents probably already know, like the students grades. In this paragraph, the students were to discuss what they had learned, what they had improved at, where they needed help, if they were happy with their grade, and a few other things they wanted their parents to discuss with their teacher. Then it was printed out to give to their parent to read over before the conference.
I think that this way is a very good way to come around with conferences because this way will help the parents and event the teacher out a whole lot more. It helps the parents because they are better informed as to what goes on in that class. It helps the teacher because then they also know where to help that student instead of watching their grade slowly decrease and not know how to help.
I think that all teachers should try this, because it might help with grades and keep parents happy when all they get after school was that school was "Fine".