Top Tips for Parent-Teacher Interviews

By Meagan Gillmore

Preparing for parent-teacher interviews can be as stressful as assembling the grades often discussed at them. Perhaps more so—especially because teachers often receive little training on properly conducting an interview.

Ideally, parents and teachers both want students to succeed, academically and personally. But tension can rise when expectations about how to achieve success are unclear, or not being met to the parents’ or teacher’s satisfaction.

Meagan Gillmore

Meagan Gillmore is a freelance writer in Toronto, ON.