<P> A parent - teacher conference, parent - teacher interview or parents' evening, is a short meeting or conference between the parents and teachers of students to discuss a child's progress at school and find solutions to academic or behavioral problems . Parent - teacher conferences supplement the information conveyed by report cards by focusing on students' specific strengths and weaknesses in individual subjects and generalizing the level of inter-curricular skills and competences . </P> <P> Most conferences take place without the presence of the students whose progress is being discussed, although there is evidence that their inclusion increases the productivity of the meetings . The meetings are generally led by teachers who take a more active role in information sharing, with parents relegated mostly to the role of listeners . </P>

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