Parent/Teacher Conference Reflection

In relation to my parent/teacher conference that I participated in today, I really enjoyed myself.  Specifically, being the teacher really helped me to understand what it would be like to inform parents of their child's strengths and weaknesses in my classroom.  I think that it was really easy to talk about what the child was good at, but it was challenging for me to discuss the things that the child needed to improve in both academically and socially.  During the conference the parents really showed support for the strategies that I planned to implement, and I thought that made the overall conference run smoothly.  However, during the difficult family conference, I found it tough because the scenario was a parent who could not find anyone to watch her child.  This was hard because I wanted to have the parent's undivided attention, but she had to also focus on her child.  This activity, in my opinion, really helped me to understand the situations that may arise in a real parent/teacher conference.  I am glad I had this opportunity to participate in this mock conference!