Mr. Covey is a new teacher to his school this year. He understands the importance of positive, collaborative teacher-parent relationships. He initiated early contact with the parents of his students. As parent conference day approached, he asked a veteran teacher for advice about making parent meetings as productive as possible. Which of the following would be a part of the advice he received?
a. Take steps to ensure that parents feel welcome in the educational setting.b. Keep the meetings on a strict timetable: no meeting should go longer than scheduled.c. Use terminology that is understood by everyone rather than jargon.d. a and c

Explanation: Parental participation in the educational process is paramount and exerts a significant change in their children's learning. However, the relationship between parents and teachers does not always happen. What sometimes happens is a blame game in which each party blames the student's poor performance on the other party, so that no consensus can be reached that benefits the main stakeholder in this battle: the student.