Filed under: Kids 5-7, Kids 8-11, Teens & tweens When the school year rolls around to student conference time, there are three options a parent has to look forward to: A good conference, a bad conference, and the student-led conference. Many of my out-of-state friends had never heard of the stud...

Last night, the ex-wife and I had to partake in the time honored tradition of attending parent-teacher conferences. The time where we as parents get to see how our kids have measured up against the rest of the stupid douchebag brats they attend classes with. I remember conferences when I was a kid. ...

I remember John Gray (Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus) told Dennis Prager on air that men appreciate their wives more than wives appreciate their husbands. Hanna Rosin writes: I want to take advantage of what Maureen Dowd dubs the celebrity divorce moment (Christie Brinkley, Madonna) to talk...

I’m not an anti-union guy; I can even tell you how “Union Maid” is based on “Red Wing,” give alternate lyrics for each and play it on the banjo. I don’t sing very well, though. I’ve mentioned in the past some bits that appeared on Edwize, the UFT’s blo...

Well like every Wednesday so far, I've waited until the last minute to do my homework.  I've decided that procrastination is my motivation! LOL!  Anyway, this is going to be a crazy week because Thursday I have class and Friday I have parent / teacher conferences. While its nice to meet my...

I had a pretty eventful weekend to say the least. My week ended on Thursday with the dreaded Parent / Teacher conferences.  They didn't go too badly this time. I even had one parent crying tears of joy because she couldn't believe how well her son was doing.  My coworkers and I a...

It's 6:40 AM and all I want to do is go back to bed. Today the students begin their Easter breaks early and we teachers have the dreaded parent / teacher conferences today.  I don't like doing all day conferences because I find talking to some parents is like talking to a brick wall. Plus,...