12 Things Teachers Know about Parents’ Evening
From marking books the night before to the parent who booked their appointment in the last possible slot, Ian Goldsworthy lists a dozen things every teacher will be all too familiar with…
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12 | That one parent who takes a slot at the end of the evening, an hour after your previous meeting
Ian Goldsworthy is a Y2 teacher at Manor Lodge School, Shenley, Hertfordshire. Follow him on Twitter at @ian_goldsworthy.
11 | Gritting your teeth as a parent jumps the queue and sabotages your carefully sequenced notes
12 | That one parent who takes a slot at the end of the evening, an hour after your previous meeting
Ian Goldsworthy is a Y2 teacher at Manor Lodge School, Shenley, Hertfordshire. Follow him on Twitter at @ian_goldsworthy.
10 | The pressure of the head tapping their watch when you still have another five appointments to go
11 | Gritting your teeth as a parent jumps the queue and sabotages your carefully sequenced notes
12 | That one parent who takes a slot at the end of the evening, an hour after your previous meeting
Ian Goldsworthy is a Y2 teacher at Manor Lodge School, Shenley, Hertfordshire. Follow him on Twitter at @ian_goldsworthy.
9 | When you fail to proofread the children’s self-penned strengths and weaknesses
10 | The pressure of the head tapping their watch when you still have another five appointments to go
11 | Gritting your teeth as a parent jumps the queue and sabotages your carefully sequenced notes
12 | That one parent who takes a slot at the end of the evening, an hour after your previous meeting
Ian Goldsworthy is a Y2 teacher at Manor Lodge School, Shenley, Hertfordshire. Follow him on Twitter at @ian_goldsworthy.
8 | If in doubt, say they could always work on their spelling
9 | When you fail to proofread the children’s self-penned strengths and weaknesses
10 | The pressure of the head tapping their watch when you still have another five appointments to go
11 | Gritting your teeth as a parent jumps the queue and sabotages your carefully sequenced notes
12 | That one parent who takes a slot at the end of the evening, an hour after your previous meeting
Ian Goldsworthy is a Y2 teacher at Manor Lodge School, Shenley, Hertfordshire. Follow him on Twitter at @ian_goldsworthy.
7 | Frantically flicking through Johnny’s book for five awkward minutes before remembering the work was in his old book
8 | If in doubt, say they could always work on their spelling
9 | When you fail to proofread the children’s self-penned strengths and weaknesses
10 | The pressure of the head tapping their watch when you still have another five appointments to go
11 | Gritting your teeth as a parent jumps the queue and sabotages your carefully sequenced notes
12 | That one parent who takes a slot at the end of the evening, an hour after your previous meeting
Ian Goldsworthy is a Y2 teacher at Manor Lodge School, Shenley, Hertfordshire. Follow him on Twitter at @ian_goldsworthy.
6 | How wonderful – they’ve bought the whole family, including the baby, with them
7 | Frantically flicking through Johnny’s book for five awkward minutes before remembering the work was in his old book
8 | If in doubt, say they could always work on their spelling
9 | When you fail to proofread the children’s self-penned strengths and weaknesses
10 | The pressure of the head tapping their watch when you still have another five appointments to go
11 | Gritting your teeth as a parent jumps the queue and sabotages your carefully sequenced notes
12 | That one parent who takes a slot at the end of the evening, an hour after your previous meeting
Ian Goldsworthy is a Y2 teacher at Manor Lodge School, Shenley, Hertfordshire. Follow him on Twitter at @ian_goldsworthy.
5 | That sinking feeling when you ask if they have any questions and they pull out a list
6 | How wonderful – they’ve bought the whole family, including the baby, with them
7 | Frantically flicking through Johnny’s book for five awkward minutes before remembering the work was in his old book
8 | If in doubt, say they could always work on their spelling
9 | When you fail to proofread the children’s self-penned strengths and weaknesses
10 | The pressure of the head tapping their watch when you still have another five appointments to go
11 | Gritting your teeth as a parent jumps the queue and sabotages your carefully sequenced notes
12 | That one parent who takes a slot at the end of the evening, an hour after your previous meeting
Ian Goldsworthy is a Y2 teacher at Manor Lodge School, Shenley, Hertfordshire. Follow him on Twitter at @ian_goldsworthy.
4 | Anyone who says “I don’t want you to think I’m one of those parents” is absolutely one of those parents
5 | That sinking feeling when you ask if they have any questions and they pull out a list
6 | How wonderful – they’ve bought the whole family, including the baby, with them
7 | Frantically flicking through Johnny’s book for five awkward minutes before remembering the work was in his old book
8 | If in doubt, say they could always work on their spelling
9 | When you fail to proofread the children’s self-penned strengths and weaknesses
10 | The pressure of the head tapping their watch when you still have another five appointments to go
11 | Gritting your teeth as a parent jumps the queue and sabotages your carefully sequenced notes
12 | That one parent who takes a slot at the end of the evening, an hour after your previous meeting
Ian Goldsworthy is a Y2 teacher at Manor Lodge School, Shenley, Hertfordshire. Follow him on Twitter at @ian_goldsworthy.
3 | Somehow you seem to be both 30 minutes ahead and an hour behind schedule within the same 10-minute window
4 | Anyone who says “I don’t want you to think I’m one of those parents” is absolutely one of those parents
5 | That sinking feeling when you ask if they have any questions and they pull out a list
6 | How wonderful – they’ve bought the whole family, including the baby, with them
7 | Frantically flicking through Johnny’s book for five awkward minutes before remembering the work was in his old book
8 | If in doubt, say they could always work on their spelling
9 | When you fail to proofread the children’s self-penned strengths and weaknesses
10 | The pressure of the head tapping their watch when you still have another five appointments to go
11 | Gritting your teeth as a parent jumps the queue and sabotages your carefully sequenced notes
12 | That one parent who takes a slot at the end of the evening, an hour after your previous meeting
Ian Goldsworthy is a Y2 teacher at Manor Lodge School, Shenley, Hertfordshire. Follow him on Twitter at @ian_goldsworthy.
2 | There’s no marking like, ‘Christ, I haven’t marked for a month and parents’ evening is tomorrow!’ marking
3 | Somehow you seem to be both 30 minutes ahead and an hour behind schedule within the same 10-minute window
4 | Anyone who says “I don’t want you to think I’m one of those parents” is absolutely one of those parents
5 | That sinking feeling when you ask if they have any questions and they pull out a list
6 | How wonderful – they’ve bought the whole family, including the baby, with them
7 | Frantically flicking through Johnny’s book for five awkward minutes before remembering the work was in his old book
8 | If in doubt, say they could always work on their spelling
9 | When you fail to proofread the children’s self-penned strengths and weaknesses
10 | The pressure of the head tapping their watch when you still have another five appointments to go
11 | Gritting your teeth as a parent jumps the queue and sabotages your carefully sequenced notes
12 | That one parent who takes a slot at the end of the evening, an hour after your previous meeting
Ian Goldsworthy is a Y2 teacher at Manor Lodge School, Shenley, Hertfordshire. Follow him on Twitter at @ian_goldsworthy.
1 | The high-wire act of giving feedback to the parents of twins when you’ve not worked out which is which
2 | There’s no marking like, ‘Christ, I haven’t marked for a month and parents’ evening is tomorrow!’ marking
3 | Somehow you seem to be both 30 minutes ahead and an hour behind schedule within the same 10-minute window
4 | Anyone who says “I don’t want you to think I’m one of those parents” is absolutely one of those parents
5 | That sinking feeling when you ask if they have any questions and they pull out a list
6 | How wonderful – they’ve bought the whole family, including the baby, with them
7 | Frantically flicking through Johnny’s book for five awkward minutes before remembering the work was in his old book
8 | If in doubt, say they could always work on their spelling
9 | When you fail to proofread the children’s self-penned strengths and weaknesses
10 | The pressure of the head tapping their watch when you still have another five appointments to go
11 | Gritting your teeth as a parent jumps the queue and sabotages your carefully sequenced notes
12 | That one parent who takes a slot at the end of the evening, an hour after your previous meeting
Ian Goldsworthy is a Y2 teacher at Manor Lodge School, Shenley, Hertfordshire. Follow him on Twitter at @ian_goldsworthy.
