Parent Teacher Conference

Being in the position of the teacher today was hard for me.  It was an experience that I am not used to, and made me feel kind of uncomfortable.  It is easy to think out what you want to say about the child, but you don't know how the parents will react.  It is not like a letter or email to the parents where you just say what you need to say.  It is two way communication.  For example, there were many times that I was expecting the parent to comment on what I was saying or give their input, but they just stayed quiet and continued listening.  Also, during the difficult conference I was taken off-guard.  The parent was angry about the time of the conference because she was missing work and was therefore very impatient with me.  I thought this was a very helpful experience for being a future teacher, even though you can't know what to expect or what factors might influence the conference.  This project taught me just that, you don't know what is going to happen so be prepared for anything.