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