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During parent conferences, it's important for teachers to ask
 
  a. whether the student seems to like the teacher as a person, since teachers whose students like them are more successful.
  b. whether the parents have questions, suggestions, or other input that might help the teacher meet the student's needs.
  c. whether the parents have ever had their child assessed for a learning disability or for depression/anxiety.
  d. whether the parents are financially capable of providing the materials that will be required for the assignments and projects that are coming up.

Question 2

Given what you know about social capital, which of the following individuals would likely be most anxious about participating in a parent-teacher conference with Mrs. Walker, a seventh-grade teacher at Emerson Middle School?
 
  a. Mr. Horvath, who attended college, is an accountant, and is the parent of a high-achieving daughter
  b. Miss Feliz, who earned a GED, works in a bakery, and is the parent of a student with a learning disability
  c. Mrs. Roubinek, a teacher herself, who has been teaching for eight years and whose class is very diverse in its makeup
  d. Dr. Rothman, a teacher educator who is the parent of an average-performing son who occasionally disrupts class by being silly



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

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