I have had 3/4 Parent/Teacher conferences already this week and I am (exhausted) thrilled with how they have gone :) The Speech Therapist was sitting in on my first EVER Conference as a real teacher and she said that "it's one of the best conferences she has sat in on" :) YES! I simply started with the positive: "Your child's strengths are...", moved on to IEP Goals: progress so far and if we have reached the goal yet, and finished with things we are currently working on/things to continue to work on.
The parents seem to respond well to my comments and ideas, and one set of parents (that I see regularly) even kindly asked me how things are going as a first year teaching, and reassured me that they are grateful for what I do every day with their son :)
My strep throat has seemed to clear up faster than I expected, but two of my kiddos were sick last week, plus my parapro and his wife and two kids ALSO have strep throat... seems to be going around. We sent home notes today about pink eye, so hopefully that one doesn't make its rounds in my room...... oh no!
This week I have been Specially Educated in realizing that no matter how unprepared and nervous I feel, the parents of my students KNOW their kids and know WHY they are in the Basic classroom. They are appreciative of anything I attempt to do to help their students progress emotionally, behaviorally, and academically, and I am increasingly grateful for having such supportive parents for my students. I am TRULY blessed in this classroom, and I only hope and pray for many more years right where I'm at!!!
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