The "Overlord Clause" actually appeared in the invitation letter of the parent-teacher conference, requiring parents to attend in person.
The invitation letter clearly states: "As the guardian of the student, please attend the meeting in person and try to avoid entrusting others to replace your parents." All parents must attend the meeting, and if they are unable to attend on time due to special circumstances, a supplementary parent-teacher meeting will be conducted afterwards......"
This raises a number of questions, what exactly is the definition of a special situation, how does the school understand this, and if a student comes from a single-parent family or a parent is hospitalized due to illness, is it necessary to attend a follow-up supplementary parent-teacher conference?
Special circumstances should be exempted and there should be no rules to be followed. For example, if a student needs to go to the bathroom during recess, an employee may also ask for leave to not attend the company meeting if there are special circumstances at the time of the company meeting notice.
Personally, I think the practice of holding a parent-teacher meeting quickly after each section exam is exaggerated and even suspected of shirking responsibility. Instead, if there is a problem with a student's discipline or academics, the objection can be resolved with each parent. You don't have to be "all M soldiers" every time, and you need to ask all parents in the whole class to attend the parent-teacher conference together, and you can't miss one.
What's more, the parent-teacher meeting was set in the evening, as if all the parents had nothing to do at night.
Considering how many parents are happy and go home happy during the parent-teacher conference?
In today's society, is it still mandatory for parents to attend parent-teacher conferences every term, and does it really need to be a foundation for student growth and achievement? The answer is clearly no.
For schools and teachers, does parent-teacher conferences really reduce the burden on education and teaching?
Formalism seems to creep in, and this phenomenon has caused everyone to think deeply.
What are the other specific manifestations of formalism?