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AIBU?

AIBU... To loathe Parents Night?

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KatieScarlett2833 · 29/09/2011 16:17

I have Parents Night in half an hour and am dreading it.

Not because I'm worried about what they will have to say about golden bollox child, but more about what I am supposed to say to them.

I have to see 8 teachers in 1 hour, what the hell am I supposed to be doing there? Have never worked this out, just sit and smile and restrain myself from running out the school, screaming.......

Hate it , Hate it.

Surely I'm not the only one....

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Dirtydishesmakemesad · 29/09/2011 18:11

I like the idea of parents evening, I like to hear what my children get up to in school since all they ever say is "nothing". W
hen i get there i turn into a giggling wreck for some reason I cant seem to get a sentence out without stumbling over the words and I think the teachers must think I have serious issues!. I know one had a shocked and taken aback face on when I went to a parents art class where we had to fill in a form which included our highest level of education, I said university degree and she said " really? you went to university?" so that is how well i come across at my childrens school . Big sigh.

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KatieScarlett2833 · 29/09/2011 18:14

I did it!

Other than the wretched running around the school to get to classrooms in the arse end of nowhere, it went well.

I nodded and smiled and only faltered when the German teacher was practically begging DS to take Higher (or she wouldn't have a single boy next year) I didn't have the heart to tell her how much he loathes it.

No lush teachers except the women, the physics teacher was slightly mad I think, don't think I made an arse of myself, DS and I are still on speaking terms, all is good.

Now, chocolate.

Mardy have some love x

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LoopyLoopsPussInBoots · 29/09/2011 18:16

Nothing can be worse than a year 7 parents evening for a teacher. Hundreds of kids, easy to get them confused, anxious, pushy parents...

I had 4 year 7 groups one year. That's 120 parents to fit into 3 hours...

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cricketballs · 29/09/2011 18:23

I know that feeling loopy -last year I had 3 groups to 1 group each for the others in my dept; just kept watching them laughing at the queue I had building up.....

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LindyHemming · 29/09/2011 18:35

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KatieScarlett2833 · 29/09/2011 18:37

How awful for you Euphemia

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CupOfBrownJoy · 29/09/2011 18:44

Euphemia I had a year 2 parents shout and swear at me before the summer parents' evening. Eventually he got up and stormed out, slamming the door behind him...

All in front of his daughter

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KatieScarlett2833 · 29/09/2011 18:46

What kind of maniac yells at their childs teacher?

Broken Britain.....

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CupOfBrownJoy · 29/09/2011 18:50

My question exactly, KatieScarlett!

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MrsSchadenfreude · 29/09/2011 18:52

You have Parents' Night?? We have to take the blardy day off work - and they close the school for it too.

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cat64 · 29/09/2011 18:52

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CupOfBrownJoy · 29/09/2011 18:56

cat64 I don't mean to sound odd in any way but I work in a really small private school, and I just didn't expect it at all! Just shows there's nutters in every social class.

I also had one parent bring out a lever arch file and take notes. That was really scary as I was sure it would all be used against me later on.... "aha but on x date you said she'd get a 2b...."

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exoticfruits · 29/09/2011 19:07

I thought OP was the teacher! I always had advice on what to do with 'difficult' parents but luckily never got any.
As a parent they are fine-just have a chat-ask what you want to know. If you don't want to know anything just let them talk.

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lifechanger · 29/09/2011 19:24

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exoticfruits · 29/09/2011 19:27

Actually-as a teacher I loved them too. It is much easier to understand the DC when you have chatted to the parent.I also love them as a parent-much better than the cut and pasted report.

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lifechanger · 29/09/2011 19:35

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exoticfruits · 29/09/2011 21:20

Exactly lifechanger-I always liked to see them early on in the school year.

I always think it helps to get to know the parent so they can have a chat. I hate it on here when there is a problem people are quick to shout 'see the Head' and I think 'why not just have a chat with the teacher first?-very often it is a simple misunderstanding'.