Memorable Parent Teacher Conferences

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“I once had a parent-teacher conference for a student who wasn’t doing well in class academically or behaviorally. His mom wouldn’t acknowledge anything I said, but instead, kept repeating, ‘Negative, Ghost Rider.’ I asked her to explain what that meant, and she just said it again. I know the phrase, but to constantly say it over and over when a teacher is trying to inform you about your son’s behavior in class?

“As an update, though, I tried to give the kid a little more leniency after seeing what he had to deal with at home, but he never turned it around. He ended up failing 8th-grade science, along with almost every other subject. I moved districts after that year, so I don’t know if he had to repeat the grade or took summer school.”

—pinkaliciouskg