Parent-teacher interview — a 12-minute meeting

Lesson 3 of 4 in The Language of Canadian Teaching · 18 minutes

Realistic Canadian parent-teacher interview with practical phrasing. Covers strengths, growth, parent input, and next steps.

What you'll learn

Open and close a parent-teacher interview professionally
Use Canadian phrasing for strengths and growth
Invite and respond to parent input
Manage the 12-minute timeframe

From the transcript

Mrs. Patel arrives for her parent-teacher interview about her son Aarav, a Grade 4 student. She's a working professional, articulate, attentive. Aarav is academically capable but socially quiet. Teacher: Nathan Morgan. Setting: Maple Avenue Public School, fall reporting period.

Nathan: Hi Mrs. Patel, please come in. Thank you for coming this evening.

Mrs. Patel: Thank you for making the time, Mr. Morgan. Please call me Priya.

Nathan: Priya, thanks. And please call me Nathan. So tell me first — how is Aarav feeling about school this term?

Mrs. Patel: He says it's good. He likes math especially. He's been a bit quieter at home about school though, and I'm not sure if something is on his mind.

Natha…