Parent-Teacher Conferences

Today in class we discussed the topic of parent-teacher conferences and what we thought was the most important point made from the video we watched. In my opinion, the most important aspect of conducting the conferences is to always include the student whenever possible. Many instances may require conference to be more private and only between the teacher and parent. However, many students may look forward to opportunity to express their thoughts, opinions, and questions in regards to their performance in the classroom. Also, students may view not be including as something negative or that he/she may be in trouble, when in actuality that is not the case. Overall, it is very important to include students in the parent-teacher conferences whenever possible because in the end the conference is for the students, so why not include them?