Will Okun is a Chicago school teacher who traveled with Nick Kristof in June to central Africa, on the win-a-trip contest. He blogged and vlogged as he went, and you can see his reports at www.nytimes.com/twofortheroad. He teaches English and photography in a Chicago school with many students from low-income and minority homes.
After our school’s parent-teacher conferences, the teachers complain disappointedly, “We didn’t see the parents we needed to see.”
Yes, Ms. Reed, your son is doing excellent work. He comes to school on time every day, does all of his work to the best of his abilities and respects others.
But where is Ms. Henry, whose daughter is frequently absent and always tardy, who puts forth minimal effort and is a constant disruption?
In my opinion, this phenomenon is no coincidence. Parents who usually attend conferences appear to be more vested in their children’seducation and that is why their children are succeeding in school. Parents who rarely attend conferences, or other teacher-requested meetings, are seemingly less involved in their children’s education and that is why their children are struggling in school.
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