You've had their older sibling before "They have never had grades like this before" 15 minutes with no visitors..yay! Someone other than parent attends Parent gives you a compliment Parent comes whose student actually needed this conference "I had no idea they weren't doing their work" Comparison to past teacher or class This student did NOT need a conference Divorced parent talks badly about other parent Unreasonable demand or request is made Why aren't they leaving??? "Well, I was never good at...." The apple doesn't fall far from the tree Younger sibling in the background Pet in the background Parent and student argue in front of you Parent says you are their favorite class Complete shock at grade or amount of missing work Someone is eating Schedule change is brought up Awkward silence Someone's cell phone goes off Obvious lie to parent You've had their older sibling before "They have never had grades like this before" 15 minutes with no visitors..yay! Someone other than parent attends Parent gives you a compliment Parent comes whose student actually needed this conference "I had no idea they weren't doing their work" Comparison to past teacher or class This student did NOT need a conference Divorced parent talks badly about other parent Unreasonable demand or request is made Why aren't they leaving??? "Well, I was never good at...." The apple doesn't fall far from the tree Younger sibling in the background Pet in the background Parent and student argue in front of you Parent says you are their favorite class Complete shock at grade or amount of missing work Someone is eating Schedule change is brought up Awkward silence Someone's cell phone goes off Obvious lie to parent
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You've had their older sibling before
"They have never had grades like this before"
15 minutes with no visitors..yay!
Someone other than parent attends
Parent gives you a compliment
Parent comes whose student actually needed this conference
"I had no idea they weren't doing their work"
Comparison to past teacher or class
This student did NOT need a conference
Divorced parent talks badly about other parent
Unreasonable demand or request is made
Why aren't they leaving???
"Well, I was never good at...."
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Younger sibling in the background
Pet in the background
Parent and student argue in front of you
Parent says you are their favorite class
Complete shock at grade or amount of missing work
Someone is eating
Schedule change is brought up
Awkward silence
Someone's cell phone goes off
Obvious lie to parent
