Our school is trying something new this year - "student" led evaluations aka parent-teacher conferences. In this process, the child and parents meet with the teacher to discuss his/her progress, to seat goals and agree on areas of improvement. I think this practice is good - but I don't think it should completely replace the more "traditional" parent-teacher conference. Why? Because I don't want to discuss my hyper-sensitive worries about the kids with the teacher when they are present! For example, I don't want to ask the teacher about my concerns about Andrew and Mark's social skills (or lack thereof) when they are present. So...I can e-mail my concerns to their teachers, but then I am missing out on the dialogue. I can arrange to have another meeting with the teacher, but that seems inefficient.
It just seems strange to go for an all or nothing approach, instead of just doing a mix of the two different styles.
Monday, February 2, 2009
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