PTA- What do u expect to find out?

amother

Wed, Nov 29 2006, 5:13 pm

I have been a teacher for elementary school for many years and I've mastered PTA, I actually enjoy it!
recently I have added teaching some high school classes and due to simchas I never attended a PTA yet.
as a parent of a teenager, what do u expect to hear?
should we discuss her socail beahviors as well as her academics?
what was considered a valuable PTA encounter and what just ticked you off?

thanks so much.
anon bc id rather keep my privacy

Motek

Thu, Nov 30 2006, 10:16 am

It would be nice to hear what you think of the student on a personal level (if you have something positive to say). When a parent and certainly the student, hears that the teacher likes them or thinks they're nice etc. it creates such a positive feeling.

I suppose likewise, if the parent can relay something nice to the teacher from her child, the teacher would appreciate it!

TzenaRena

Thu, Nov 30 2006, 11:23 am

I second what Motek says. I feel slighted if a teacher barely knows my child.

It's nice to know that my son or daughter are "good" kids, a pleasure to teach, but if any of their skills are deficient, I want to know about it, with suggestions and guidance how to help build them up.