Are Parent-Teacher Conferences Becoming Obsolete?

Submitted by Judy Hanning on Tue, 2018-02-27 02:00

With the continuous advancement of technology, one school in the district north of Denver has decided to forgo with the traditional parent-teacher conferences. The school has instead urged the parents to log in to their website to see their children's progress.

A school district north of Denver is doing away with the traditional parent-teacher conferences this year, instead urging parents to log in to a website to find out how their children are doing.

Although the school may have the greatest intention of implementing this, meeting personally is much better because of the interaction between the parents and teachers. Some parents who did use the website had trouble in interpreting what the system is saying about their children. Most of them feel that face-to-face interaction cannot be replaced.
The 7,500-student district — where almost half the students are English-language learners and about 85 percent qualify for subsidized lunches — has long struggled academically and is under a state-ordered improvement plan.
~ The Atlantic

Key Takeaways:

1
Parent-teacher conferences seem like a staple feature of the classroom experience. But there is evidence that they could be getting obsolete for many of them.
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Think about how to join up with these parent-teacher conferences to understand them. They are used to discuss student performance in the classroom setting without the student being present.
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One school district north of Denver is waiting for the chance to help their students. They are discussing new options in lieu of the traditional parent-teacher conference.
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http://www.readingrockets.org/news/are-parent-teacher-conferences-becoming-obsolete