Originally Posted by Mk13
in this situation, I would insist on the conference too

... but just wondering, in this day and age, why does anyone even want a conference in person when email seems so much more convenient?


Because it isn't.
If I email my child's teacher for clarification, and then have further questions based on what her answer is, email could take days. A conversation could take minutes. We've had a recent situation that was cleared up, mostly, with two phone calls. Had it been left to email, it would have taken forever, and escalated exponentially. I'm very glad not to have had that happen.

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