Today was a pretty big day. After 5 weeks of class, we held parent-teacher conferences. I really haven’t been nervous about them in the past month. I think I was actually dreading the 12 hour day more than the actual conferences. However, as 12:30pm approached, I grew increasingly anxious. I’ve always been a pretty good orator. I am able to express myself well verbally and can usually think quickly on the spot. The part that made me anxious was parent impressions. I look quite young, and I wasn’t sure how I would be received by parents (imagine- What is this kid doing teaching my children?! I pay a lot of money for this education!). Luckily, I had no need to fear. I met with about 6 sets of parents throughout the night and they were all very pleasant. Some of the conversations were very short and consisted only of praise and compliments for a student. Some were more lengthy and involved talking about what a student struggles with and how we could work together to help support the student. By the end of the night I was exhausted, but I also felt affirmed in my capabilities as an educator. The parents clearly treated me as a competent authority and did not show any sign of misgivings regarding their children’s education.
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