Blah Blah Blah

Thanks for coming in Mrs Parent,
It's good to see you today,
I'd like to talk about your child,
And attention you must pay.
He has a blah tendency,
To often blah behave,
And blah eduspeak consequences,
Will blah blah to my grave.
When we blah blah eduspeak,
He blah blah blah eyes,
And blah blah eudoublespeak,
He blah blah blah tries.
Then blah edudoublespeak blah,
Suspension blah blah blah,
Edutriplespeak blah blah blah,
Blah blah blah blah blah.
But blah blah occasionally,
Blah blah great,
He edudoublespeak blah blah,
And he blah blah rate.
The he can blah surprise me,
Be is blah bright,
He eduspeak and blah then,
He gets them all blah right.
So, blah eduspeak is hope,
And whilst he can frustrate,
I find he has great potential,
And a knowledge that's blah rate.
So, thanks for seeing me today,
These things you should know,
And do you have any questions,
Briefly before you go?

I was reflecting on jargon that professionals use and obviously, education is no exception. Jargon is a necessary and desirable thing in the profession. It gives people a common language. People can talk about ICBMs and RAM and infrastructure, so why can't education promote some of its terms? This would allow teachers and community members to more fully engage in dialogue about education and that of children. However, we're not there yet. So, I wondered what a parent-teacher interview would sound like to a parent who was a bit nervous about coming to the school, didn't like school themselves and knew that there were issues with their child.