Parent+Sharing+Conferences

At our January 17th faculty meeting, I proposed the idea of Parent Sharing Conferences. My vision is that these conferences would take place before the first day of school in August. The purpose would be to begin a positive relationship between the parent and teacher or strengthen an existing relationship. The teacher's role would be to listen and take notes about the hopes and fears of the parent for their child. I believe this information could be valuable in teaching the child as well as for future traditional parent teacher conferences.

I would like to gather ideas from you on how we might implement this program at the Lower School this fall. Also, we could discuss pros and cons about the Parent Sharing Conferences in general so that we can decide how best to proceed. You can create a new post or comment on someone else's post depending on what you think makes the most sense. The true power of the wiki is in all of us working together, reading each others' thoughts and collaborating.