Parent-Teacher Conference

Parent-Teacher Conference

By Karen Chee

Hi, Billy’s dad! Andrew, right? Thanks for meeting on such short notice. No, don’t worry, this actually isn’t about Billy. This is about you. Are you O.K.?

You see, I can tell when students’ parents do their homework for them. Please, it’s so obvious! There’s no way that Billy, a seven-year-old, chose “Chicken Soup for the Depressed Man’s Soul” for his book report, when—let’s be honest—he’s kind of dumb. I mean, the boy doesn’t understand the concept of cows. He keeps calling them “bad dogs.”

Look, there’s been a noticeable decline in Billy’s homework over the past few months, which leads me to believe there’s some trouble at home.