Three of the following strategies are recommended when teachers confer with a student's parents about a chronic behavior problem. Which one is not recommended?
a. Assure the parents that the student also has many desirable characteristics.
b. Acknowledge that raising children in this day and age can be a challenging task.
c. Point out that the parents are somewhat responsible for the misbehavior.
d. Try to reach an agreement with the parents regarding an appropriate strategy for dealing with the misbehavior.
Question 2
Three of the following strategies are recommended for conducting effective parent-teacher conferences. Which strategy is not necessarily recommended?
a. Minimize your use of educational jargon.
b. Encourage parents to share their perspectives and ideas.
c. Prepare ahead of time by reviewing what you know about the student.
d. Emphasize that the student's education is ultimately your responsibility rather than that of parents.