to think that parents evening should be in the morning

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as I have to be there at 7.15. what is the betting me and teach will just sit there yawning.

It wouldn't work for most people so yes you are probably being a little unreasonable

the way I see it is you have advance notice of parents' evening so make advance arrangements

same with any other appointments you have to make

We find it works ok- we get plenty of notice and state our preferred time.

We are both busy in the day so evenings are good for us

well I went
I couldn't read what she had written, as my eyes went blurry but It was all good.
But am very proud.

Yama...are you for real I work in a huge school, and every single member of staff finds parent's evenings exhausting.

We do them as it is part of the job, but I don't know anyone who actually loves them

I have a dd who is very happy at school doing well with no problems. We have a parents evening coming up shortly. Will we be frowned upon by the teachers if we dont go? Anyone else here dont feel the need to go?

bluefox I wouldn't worry. We are going to ours because the teacher says she wants to see us, but if dd was doing OK with no worries I wouldn't have gone this time. You never know, the teacher might be grateful if not everyone turns up!!

bluefox i skipped the last one, it wasn't a formal parents evening just a meet the teachers thing.
Am a single mother and would've had to get a babysitter for the evening... figured my dd could live without me being able to recognise her teacher in a line-up!

Yes I can see that belgianbun and I will have to make arrangements since I didn't get the time I requested on this occasion.

Glad it was good, 2shoes.

Bluefox, I suspect you may be frowned upon if you simply don't turn up. However, if you were to write, email or call your daughter's teacher and explain that you have no concerns I can't see them taking offence. The only problem I can see would be if there was something unknown to you that the teacher wished to discuss .... and if you contacted them beforehand I'm sure they'd tell you that.

Have to admit, I have often found parents' evenings a drag - especially when I was a single mum. I have also felt infuriated when "booked" slots have been clearly ignored (usually due to other parents "pushing in", or the unfortunate knock-on effect when a previous slot overruns and someone nips in what should have been "your" slot - nightmare). I've always felt that if I, my child, or indeed my child's teacher(s) had any issues, that waiting to talk about them at a parents' evening would be somewhat ridiculous anyway as anything serious should be addressed immediately. Instead, I have often ended up feeling that my time's been wasted and I come away no better informed about my child's progress than I was before I went in ...... I wouldn't be surprised if teachers felt the same too, imparting nothing of interest/concern other than a (sometimes) seemingly scripted "they're doing okay" spiel.

yes

ds's is crap. he books the times. then you get there and you just can't get from one table to the other in time. so keep missing your slot.

Belgianbun, my dh (who is a teacher) is entitled to take time off for doctors appointments as I suspect many others are. He is not allowed to take time off for daytime school events.

That is the difference. His schools are 40 miles away from where we live and where dd goes to school so evening appts are a must.

Yes fizzbuzz I was joking (well half joking). I have always dreaded them, worried that I'd be shattered the next day. However, I do tend to go home satisfied that the parents are happy and that I have done my bit.

...er aren't they actually supposed to be teaching the childen in the morning...sorry vvvvpmt today

offs how can you have a parents EVENING in the morning.............I thought some one would have realised I was JOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!