Then tell her that you ll call the teacher to find out how you can help her to bring up her grades next time. Don t share your feelings about the teacher with your child. Talking in a negative way about the teacher and how unfair she is could set up a conflict between child and teacher that will be hard to reverse. Ask your child what she thinks of her grades. See if you can get her to tell you how she feels about how well she did.
Next steps Call the teacher and ask for a conference.
Let him know that you re concerned about the grades and that they were a surprise. Ask if he could pull work samples from your child s class and homework that would help you to see where he s having trouble. Ask the teacher what s missing and what needs to be included to gain a higher mark. Share what you learn with your child. If she s old enough, ask her to sit in on the conference, but only if you can be sure that the conference will be constructive.