[Chancie]

Originally Posted by Chancie

I like talking to parents and I welcome their input if there's something they think I should know about their child. In one way, I am very lucky because I have really fun toys for interesting classes, but it does make for huge cleanup. Once in a while there are parents who pretend they can't see the other ten people in the room. We are supposed to have a sign up sheet for them to ask a counselor to call them and make an appointment for a longer meeting. I like Open House though.

Open House went pretty well. I teach in a small rural community, and it's a very social event. The kids who are active in clubs like FFA wear their jackets and the kids in Culinary make cookies. It's very sweet.

Tons of kids in electronics and robotics dragged in their families to show off their work and to meet me. There was one group of families of ninth graders who expected a presentation, which I had not prepared. Mostly I chatted with parents.

One mother of a ninth grader, anxious to skip the non existent presentation, merely introduced herself. Her family lives across the road from Pete's mother, so I said, Hi, I am across the road neighbor's daughter's partner, and she was a little flummoxed, and I regret identifying myself beyond, Hi, nice to meet you.