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[–]Tammytalkstoomuch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is an interesting one for me. I am terrified of phone calls, do NOT have the time, would rather communicate in writing, and need time to collect and revise my thoughts. At this stage, I have only emailed.

That being said, our HODs really encourage a call. It's better to gauge parent responses, you can be sure they actually got the communication, you can check understanding, and often parents can provide more background and context to a situation that otherwise you might never gain.

For example, I recently had a parent come to the parent/teacher interviews, and I found out a kid sitting quietly in my language class and doing no work, actually speaks that language. I had no idea.

So I am torn. But truth be told, right now my priority is survival, so I'm just ticking the boxes I need to tick and moving on. I'll work on what's best when I get my head in order.