Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: The Absent Parent You as a first grade teacher, always feel that parent-teacher conference day is basically a day off for you. "If five parents showed up, it was a lot," you usually say. What is going on? How can you fix this so that you get maximum parental participation in your parent-teacher conferences? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) PTCs are your student's time to shine, you should make sure you let the parents know ahead of time the date and time for the ptc. You should have an established relationship to discuss what your student is struggling with and advancing in.