(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Interview goes over time
"They don't listen to us"
Parent wants more updates
Forgot to plug in laptop
"We know our child can be a lot but..."
Conference is mostly off topic
"What does developing even mean?"
Parent wants absentee student to get proficient
"How can we help them," Parent with no follow through
Technology keeps 'deleting' assignments
"Can you give them less work?"
Early parent
Feeling the need to drink after after the PTC
Each parent receives different info from student
Student tries to negotiate a mark in front of parents
Two families arrive at the same time
You realize you’ve repeated the same explanation 14 times tonight
Divorced parents blame each other
Student is leaving on vacation and wants all the work ahead of time
Student suddenly becomes silent and avoids eye contact
Parent shares vague concerns about “the class environment” with no examples
Late parent
Teacher name pronunciation issues
"They act the same way at home"
Parent wants child next to specific people
"Why aren't they doing better?"
Less than 2 minute long interview
Parent blames teacher for student behaviour
Parent wants child away from certain people
Parent wants district‑level policy changes
Parent requests extensions for non‑academic reasons
Parent comes in just to say hi
Your drink is empty but you don’t have time to refill it
Parent can't get on to MyEd
Interview turns philosophical about “kids these days.”
Parent goes off about another teacher
Lights flicker or shut off because of motion sensors
Parent upset over mark
Student has a victim complex
Parent insists that child works better at home
Parent dislikes proficiency scale
ELL parent has no one to translate for them
"They don't act like this at home"
Parent wants fewer updates
"So that's where the kid gets their behaviour from" Teacher thought
Parent brings up events from previous years
Student brings a friend or sibling who sits quietly but stares at you the entire time
