Parent conferences

We had parent conferences all day today, and it went pretty well. Fourteen parents/aunties/grandmas showed up out of my class of 24 to pick up their child's report card. Of course, it was all the parents I've been able to get on the phone and none of the ones I have never been able to speak to. In a way, I was glad the mother of my pitiful little E-- didn't come in. How would I have respected her? But I was sad that Z--'s parents didn't show up. Z-- needs serious help with reading...