Are you serious? (The thumping you hear is my head on the wall.)
Why have a meeting at all? They can talk at home, right?
Parents come in to talk and listen to a professional who usually spends more time with their kid than the parents are able to. You can alert them to any cudos or concerns about their child. They ask questions. Or want advice. Kids at home do not act the same at school. Teachers of younger kids can spot problems some parents are unaware of occurance.
Eye problems, hearing, attention differences in various areas, indicators of physical conditions. Fantastic talents in areas not used at home, wonderful gifts that every kid has.
Student led?
Snort.
Older student’s parents have heard information about their kids for 9–10 years. But there is so much more to who their kid is growing to become. Handling challenges. Life situations. Living skills. What the students are thinking with some of their imput writing. Again, how great a kid can be or already is.
This isn’t like a kid playing piano for their parent’s friends at a party.
Ok, ok. Experience in this- know that the pendulums in education swing back and forth continuing to infinity. Keeps state education workers employed and politicians have something to condemn.