People older than 35; did your dad go to school parent’s evenings?

I’m 36 (dad born in 1961), and yes my dad went to all of my parents evenings.

I don’t remember having parents evenings, too long ago (1970s), but if I did both my mum and dad would definitely have gone. (He was born in the 1920s!).

Yes. Every single one. He worked over an hour away but always came home early for parents evening and both him and my mum would go together.

My Dad born 1944 - I was in primary in 80s - siblings 3-5 years either side of me - and secondary early 90s.

Dad also did Uni open days with me - DH did most on his own remembers doing all on his own but IL did one or two - and about half the potentail students had parents with them - mid 90s. Dad left school at 16 - did OU degree later in life though - and Mum at 15 and half. I keep reading on here no parents went with potenial student to uni open days in 90s which wasn't my experince.

He also took me to big careers fair I've taken all three of mine to as well.

Dad couldn't always do all the parent teacher meetings - couldn't always take youngest sibling and finding childcare could be hard so mum sometimes went by herself- they did secondary one which were scrums youngest okay to leave with older one then- though none of us remember them happening in sixth form.

DH done most of the kids same as me - if could be there he was and we always made sure one of us was.

Nope.
My Dad was a single parent but also a teacher so he was unable to go to parents evening as he was there in his professional capacity.
My teachers probably gave him any important updates though I guess. And I was in his class for 2 years too.

edit: I’m 45 and my dad is 79 now for context.

Yes my Dad did, and he'd be 15 years older than your Dad.

In particular secondary ones, as they would split up to see different teachers for different subjects.

No, never. DM always went though.

He never took an interest in homework or any achievements but waited for the written termly reports to come home and then he’d scream at me if they weren’t to his standards.

My mum didn’t drive, so my dad had to take her as I went to school outside our catchment.

They stopped going once I got to high school though, booking appointments with individual teachers rather than just one class teacher at primary was too much hassle. Apparently.

My dad didn’t. It was generally accepted to be a mum thing at my school. This was mid to late 90s. Come to think of it, I don’t think he ever asked me anything about school. Which is weird as he’s the only one in our immediate family with a degree. He was, and still is a great dad though. Gives fantastic advice and has all the time in the world for us. Just clearly didn’t give much of a shit about our education!

My Dad is the same age as yours and he definitely went to Secondary School ones as were in the evening in the 1990s.

My Dad worked all hours and only ever attended one parents’ evening at my school and that was about GCE options. HT told me the next day that he had asked the best question any parent ever asked. Our DC are in their 50s and DH attended all their parents evenings with me but said he wouldn’t feel confident taking to the teachers on his own. Except for the time that he nearly hit one!

My parents were born in the 1920s. I was at primary school in the 1960s and at secondary school
in the 70s.

I have no recollection of either of my parents ever attending a parents’ evening - or indeed of there ever being such things!

At secondary school, we were just handed our reports at the end of the year. We didn’t have reports at primary school.

I’m in my 50s now & my dad went to most of them but was a shift worker so couldn’t make them all. Our kids are mid 20s & DH came to them all.

Lot older than 35 my dad never went to parents evening and can only remember my mum going couple of times
I went to both my boys primary and secondary but my husband never went as he was never home from work in time

I’m in my late 60’s.
My parents came to all our parents evenings, there are 6 of us.
My dm saw education as the way to improve our lives.

My dad always went to parents nights, he was born 1947

Mine always went - to every single one of them from reception to upper sixth. He also attended GCSE options evening and the meeting with my headmistress to discuss my plans post GCSE and the uni admissions info talk hosted by the school I attended for sixth form. He was a 1934 baby.

Yes, both my parents went together. I started school in 78. My dad was born 1942.

Yes, always, as far as I remember.

Talking of which. I still remember one of our German teachers getting a bit arsey with a girl in my group (we were 6th form) because her mother hadn’t come to parents’ evening. As we all knew all too well, the girl’s father had recently died.
The girl replied that her mother was nervous about coming on her own, whereupon the teacher had another go, about how ridiculous that was - and the girl burst into tears and left the room.

Another girl did what I dare say most of us wanted to do - stood up and said ‘Miss X, I don’t think you should have spoken to (the girl) like that - it wasn’t her fault.’
For myself, I did badly want to 👏👏!
The teacher did have the grace to look slightly abashed.

Both my parents always went to parents evening without fail. My Mum was a teacher so felt parents evening was very important and my Dad was very involved. He got that from his Dad, it always confused me when my friends weren't close to their Dad's. It was also about uniting, they both wanted to know how I was doing so if I was struggling with something they were in agreement about how best to support me. Unfortunately my Dad hated visited my secondary school cos they used to make a big deal about his title. Dad had a PHd but hated being called Dr and they always addressed him as Dr.

My dad never went to parents evening, he never took us to activities or even the park. My dad worked 3 jobs.

Dad was born in 1936 - went to all mine and my sisters unless he was away with work.

I’m a female parent of 3 over 35’s. I went alone to nearly all the PT meets.
That said for some yrs H did live away during week or made v long commutes.
I also took DC’s to colleges uni’s etc for visits & interviews etc. alone when older.
There came a point where I gave up with PT meets as I felt teachers/tutors were just “preaching to the converted”, as there were some parents who I knew never went even tho they lived nearby & i knew weren’t supportive to child.

Absolutely he went and he was born five years earlier than yours! He's not perfect but he certainly valued education.

My dad was born in 1945
I was born in 1966
My parents divorced in 1970

He came to all of the parents' evenings except when he was working away.