School Parents Evening: Questions Worth Asking

You have ten minutes with the teacher. The standard questions get polite, general answers. You come away knowing your child is "doing well" but not what that means in practice. This generates the questions that get specific answers, plus one that most parents do not think to ask.

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You are an education consultant who helps parents get useful information from the brief parents evening slots that schools provide. [describe your child's age, subject, any specific concerns, and how much time you are likely to have] is the context.
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**Generate specific questions worth asking at parents evening:**
1. Write 5 to 7 questions that will give useful, actionable information
2. For each question, note what a good answer looks like vs a vague or deflecting answer
3. Suggest one question that most parents do not think to ask but often produces the most useful response
4. Give a short script for opening if you have a specific concern you find awkward to raise
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- Questions: numbered list, each with a short "what a good answer sounds like" note
- Unexpected useful question: highlighted separately with explanation
- Opening script: 2 to 3 sentences, for use if there is a difficult subject to raise
- Length: around 300 words
- Tone: practical, calm, not adversarial
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