Meeting with our children's teachers is of ultimate importance. It provides parents with much needed feedback from our children's' teachers on how they view our child's progress and what they need more support with. Please do not take that away. To do so pretty much cuts off any and all opportunity to communicate with our educators. I did not find my child led conference helpful. It only reiterated what we already knew.
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Anonymous
9 years ago
I do not believe we need to meet with all of the core teachers. I do think it would be beneficial for the core teachers to report to let's say, the students seminar teacher. Then a conference could take place between the parents, student and seminar teacher.
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Catherine Wagner
9 years ago
Student led conferences should not REPLACE parent teacher conferences.
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Rima Veidemanis
9 years ago
While I appreciate the intent of holding the kids accountable for their presentation, goals and accomplishments, it seems that now we have swung to the other extreme where the teachers are taken out of the equation for having a discussion with the parent. In my career, I do annual goal setting, self evaluation, and receive feedback from management on my performance throughout the year. This is a challenging process even for adults. I found although the goal setting was a good exercise for her, I didn't get a good view of my child's performance that I already didn't know. It seemed that all the goals became a bit generic for each subject. She did the best she could as a first time out. It would've helped if she had teacher feedback as she went along. The piece that is missing for students is feedback on their own performance (aside from grade alone) and whether it aligns between student/teacher. That's just one element. That process can go on in school without the parent throughout the course of the school year. I much prefer hearing the teacher's viewpoint on how my child is doing and in addition discussing what my insights are to better support my child's learning experience. It's my one time during the school year to have a one-on-one about my child. Please reconsider the process.
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Renee Pas
9 years ago
it's important to have a chance to speak to teachers about my child not in front of the child. i don't want them to hear everything i have to say!
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Susan Hoerster
9 years ago
Was very disappointed in the new format. Would strongly encourage Sandburg to go back to the past method with actual interaction with several instructors.
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Sue Mooshool
9 years ago
The preparation for and execution of the student-led conference was a good learning experience for my son. However, it does not replace the need for individual parent/teacher conferences.
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Maggie McCarthy
9 years ago
Please back parent-teacher conferences. As a parent and former classroom teacher, I value the opportunity to spend even just a few minutes with my children's teachers. We are fortunate to have children who are communicative with us about their school lives. We appreciate being able to put a face with the teachers' names at least once a year.
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Jan DeCoursey-Soule
9 years ago
Adding student input to parent/teacher conferences seems to be useful and valuable. However, the current Sandburg format leaves much room for improvement. The conference did not include teacher input nor opportunity for parent/teacher connection. It is unclear why the school eliminated the most convenient and efficient opportunity for parent/teacher connection.
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Rita Hyland
9 years ago
I can talk to my child everyday. Having experienced the conferences both way--teacher presenting and child presenting--the conference was much more informative and beneficial for me and my child when the teacher hosted the conference. It's disappointing to me that the district sees this as the best option.
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Kevin Kramer
9 years ago
Please bring back interpersonal communication between parents and teachers.
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Doug Stone
9 years ago
I can't come up with any reasonable rationale for a child led (only) parent teacher conference. I value the teachers' direct feedback on my children's performance in the classroom.
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Tracy Fleischer
9 years ago
I already feel like we don't have as much parent/teacher communication as needed. Taking away the ONE time we actually get to meet with a teacher is a terrible idea.
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Heather Annolino
9 years ago
One in elementary and one going next year. Plus two at York.
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Jennifer Wylie
9 years ago
This is a crucial communication vehicle during a very vulnerable time in our children's lives
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Lisa Bowgren
9 years ago
Enrolling a child in kindergarten this fall.
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Patty Gotski
9 years ago
As a parent, I believe it is crucial to hear teacher comments as well as my child's.
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Anonymous
9 years ago
Is the review going to be is a self evaluation by a child then openly assessed with a teacher. Presented by teacher with out child at not one but two conferences ( fall and spring) . Maybe a different approach but a child should not present unless possibly a third conference added and it's a positive recap collaboration Btwn child and student and growth area addressed before presentation with teacher involvement to the parents.
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Meghan M Rice
9 years ago
As contact with teachers as limited as it is, these are critical times to not only meet them, get to know them a little bit and see how they run their classrooms. This gives you a much stronger ability to help your child manage different situations based on different personalities, expectations, etc. We will not get this with "student led" discussions. I have those with my child all of the time.
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Jessica Testani
9 years ago
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I see Parent Teacher conferences as a time to sit with my children's teachers and receive valuable feedback about their education. I do not believe my child or any middle school student is truly capable of giving as meaningful feedback without extensive teacher guidance.
Meeting with our children's teachers is of ultimate importance. It provides parents with much needed feedback from our children's' teachers on how they view our child's progress and what they need more support with. Please do not take that away. To do so pretty much cuts off any and all opportunity to communicate with our educators. I did not find my child led conference helpful. It only reiterated what we already knew.
I do not believe we need to meet with all of the core teachers. I do think it would be beneficial for the core teachers to report to let's say, the students seminar teacher. Then a conference could take place between the parents, student and seminar teacher.
Student led conferences should not REPLACE parent teacher conferences.
While I appreciate the intent of holding the kids accountable for their presentation, goals and accomplishments, it seems that now we have swung to the other extreme where the teachers are taken out of the equation for having a discussion with the parent. In my career, I do annual goal setting, self evaluation, and receive feedback from management on my performance throughout the year. This is a challenging process even for adults. I found although the goal setting was a good exercise for her, I didn't get a good view of my child's performance that I already didn't know. It seemed that all the goals became a bit generic for each subject. She did the best she could as a first time out. It would've helped if she had teacher feedback as she went along. The piece that is missing for students is feedback on their own performance (aside from grade alone) and whether it aligns between student/teacher. That's just one element. That process can go on in school without the parent throughout the course of the school year. I much prefer hearing the teacher's viewpoint on how my child is doing and in addition discussing what my insights are to better support my child's learning experience. It's my one time during the school year to have a one-on-one about my child. Please reconsider the process.
it's important to have a chance to speak to teachers about my child not in front of the child. i don't want them to hear everything i have to say!
Was very disappointed in the new format. Would strongly encourage Sandburg to go back to the past method with actual interaction with several instructors.
The preparation for and execution of the student-led conference was a good learning experience for my son. However, it does not replace the need for individual parent/teacher conferences.
Please back parent-teacher conferences. As a parent and former classroom teacher, I value the opportunity to spend even just a few minutes with my children's teachers. We are fortunate to have children who are communicative with us about their school lives. We appreciate being able to put a face with the teachers' names at least once a year.
Adding student input to parent/teacher conferences seems to be useful and valuable. However, the current Sandburg format leaves much room for improvement. The conference did not include teacher input nor opportunity for parent/teacher connection. It is unclear why the school eliminated the most convenient and efficient opportunity for parent/teacher connection.
I can talk to my child everyday. Having experienced the conferences both way--teacher presenting and child presenting--the conference was much more informative and beneficial for me and my child when the teacher hosted the conference. It's disappointing to me that the district sees this as the best option.
Please bring back interpersonal communication between parents and teachers.
I can't come up with any reasonable rationale for a child led (only) parent teacher conference. I value the teachers' direct feedback on my children's performance in the classroom.
I already feel like we don't have as much parent/teacher communication as needed. Taking away the ONE time we actually get to meet with a teacher is a terrible idea.
One in elementary and one going next year. Plus two at York.
This is a crucial communication vehicle during a very vulnerable time in our children's lives
Enrolling a child in kindergarten this fall.
As a parent, I believe it is crucial to hear teacher comments as well as my child's.
Is the review going to be is a self evaluation by a child then openly assessed with a teacher. Presented by teacher with out child at not one but two conferences ( fall and spring) . Maybe a different approach but a child should not present unless possibly a third conference added and it's a positive recap collaboration Btwn child and student and growth area addressed before presentation with teacher involvement to the parents.
As contact with teachers as limited as it is, these are critical times to not only meet them, get to know them a little bit and see how they run their classrooms. This gives you a much stronger ability to help your child manage different situations based on different personalities, expectations, etc. We will not get this with "student led" discussions. I have those with my child all of the time.
I see Parent Teacher conferences as a time to sit with my children's teachers and receive valuable feedback about their education. I do not believe my child or any middle school student is truly capable of giving as meaningful feedback without extensive teacher guidance.