Even if I end up spending a good part of the conference making the same response you have noted above, I feel as though the teacher and I are on the same page at least and working together.
Well, that's good. I just fear I'm making the parents feel... well, like Laura says. Usually my parent phone calls involve some version of "Listen, there's only so much you can do. He makes his own decisions. I just wanted to keep you up to date."
I think I have to go write an email right now, in fact, and I'm dreading it. I'm not sure the mother can make the situation better, and I'm a little worried that contacting her might make it worse (which I have seen happen). All the same, she's got a right to know. So wish me luck! Now how do I phrase this...
I'm glad CJ is thriving.
Babyfras' mouth was moving the whole time. I think s/he's trying to tell us something.
S/He's asking you to swallow a rubber ball to play with.
The AAA guy was very nice and was able to get the car unstuck. I'm at Mom's and my chiropractor is rescheduled for 2.
Yay, bay Fras!
Suzi, Nicole has completely corrupted you.
{{Emily and all the teachers}} Sorry if I was too blunt. I have so much respect for teachers. I only have to deal with 2 students. You have the toughest most under appreciated job in the world. If I was in charge the teachers would have received 20 billion in bonuses, not top management of evil banks.
I'd love to have you here sj, selfishly, but that's not something I'd do to a friend.
Too many hooples.
I should have put warm in ass caps. I think FL, GA, and AZ all get way too hot in the summer.
I want it all. Not too hot and not too cold.
I'm sitting in the doctor's office, hoping he can squeeze me in before 10:30 so I don't end up missing all of my afternoon classes. Argh. It might not even be anything, but if it is an ear infection, I don't want to give it time to damage my hearing (and I've probably already waited longer than I should have).
Anyway, annoying.
Laura, you don't have to apologize. I totally understand why a perent would feel that way, but fwiw, please know that few teachers intend to make the parents feel badly. We don't blame you any more than you blame us. Generally, at least.
I could use a bonus. Forget a billion; I'm not greedy. $50k would take care of all my various debts (school, car, credit cards). That would do nicely.
Then you want to come live by me! It's Arizona, it gets warm, but it's in the mountains so not as hot as Phoenix. We get snow, but rarely problematic snow, unless you live down a dirt road like me. It gets cold at night, but swings back warm during the daytime.
It's kinda awesome.
I don't have parent-teacher conferences. I wish I did. I've never met most of my students' parents. Most of them don't know or care where their kids are during afterschool hours.
(((Kristin))) Feel better.
The doctor warned me that my immune system got bitchslapped by the pneumonia last year and that I'd catch everythig this year. He wasn't kidding. Great time to be working in a school, aka biggest germ factory in the world. I'm ready to be healthy now. My body is so fired.
