Poll results: Many parents give thumbs-up to P/T conferences

In our November poll, we asked how you felt about your parent/teacher conferences. Of the nearly  550 responses, 41% said, "Great! I really had the sense that the teacher 'gets' my child." That's encouraging! Twenty-one percent said it was "Just OK."

Fourteen percent said it was "Awful,"  and 12% were "Frustrated" because it was short and uninformative. Nine percent did not attend.

Middle and high school parents seemed the most disgruntled, perhaps because their time with the teacher typically lasts only three minutes and waits can be long. One parent was so discouraged that she said she may skip it next time.

Post a comment to let us know how your parent-teacher conference went!