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Explain my kid's homework to ME first
They teach math differently now and my "help" was making it worse. This explains it the way the teacher does, so you're not fighting the method.
Write a recommendation letter that sounds like you know the kid
I write about 40 of these a year. Generic ones actively hurt students. Feed it your scattered notes about one kid and it finds the specific story worth telling.
What to actually ask at parent-teacher conferences
Teacher's honest guide to our 15 minutes. "How's she doing?" gets you the polite version. These questions get you the real one — and there's a question we're hoping you'll ask.
Explain my kid's homework to ME first
They teach math differently now and my "help" was making it worse. This explains it the way the teacher does, so you're not fighting the method.
What to actually ask at parent-teacher conferences
Teacher's honest guide to our 15 minutes. "How's she doing?" gets you the polite version. These questions get you the real one — and there's a question we're hoping you'll ask.
Write a recommendation letter that sounds like you know the kid
I write about 40 of these a year. Generic ones actively hurt students. Feed it your scattered notes about one kid and it finds the specific story worth telling.