I'm beat! After 6 hours of talking and blabbing on about my classroom to 40+ parents, I was exhausted. But overall, it was such a motivational, positive experience! So much better than the first time when I met with the parents. Many even took notes during our conversations. One mother, who I wanted to meet for a very long time, finally arrived with her sons, and it was very encouraging to meet with her and discuss how the student's attitude changed and how we can work together to change it back. In some other cases, kids brought their entire family (almost an entire family). I would first talk something positive, then suggest improvement, things I'd like to see from the students such as more leadership in the classroom, or working beyond what is required of them. Then I introduced what we are doing this semester with the state standardized test. Then I tried my best to find the student's work when we put together a response about "Why do I want to do well on the test?" Because I was so impressed with their responses, I had to share it with the parents, who also thought they were positive and motivational. There were many "wows" and smiles. In the end, I gave out my phone number to all who showed up in case they need to reach me about homework or just anything.
I stuck out by the end, very exhausting but at the same time extremely rewarding. I was expecting some demanding parents, but I guess my coverage was so comprehensive that it did answer a lot of their questions. Many also definitely opened up to me as well compared to the first time, and would go on and on about their child, being a track and field coach etc. It was such a joy to listen to all of that! I wish everyday were like the parent teacher conference days.
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