Check It Out

This is an actual email I just received from our high school seminary:

Dear Parents,



With the advent of the Basketball Play-offs occurring Wednesday at 4:15 during the same time as Parent Teacher Conferences we would like to notify you that the high school seminary will be holding their conferences on Thursday Only. On Wednesday we as a faculty will be supporting the students at Weber State. We apologize for the incontinence this may cause. If Thursday doesn’t work then please contact your student’s teacher at 801-562-8035 or e-mail them and they will make arrangements to meet with you at your convenience. Thanks for all you do.

Dang!  Not only do I have to worry about incontinence when I run, now I have to worry about Parent/Teacher conferences and basketball games!

Parent Teacher Conferences

The only good thing I can say about parent-teacher conferences is that they are over for the year (at the high school). Oh, wait. One more thing. At least at the high school we get to conference with the teacher.

At the K-9 school we get to enjoy a complete waste of time called "Student-Led Conferences." Our kids do a great job telling us what they've been learning about, but couldn't we learn that by checking their backpacks each day? When do the teachers get to tell me about their concerns? When do I get to address my concerns with the teacher?

(Sigh.)