You are about to embark on a discussion of someone’s child. And whilst parents might not expect their child to be the next Einstein, what they want, what we all want, is for their child to be making progress. They are going to be concerned if you tell them that their child hasn’t met the benchmark goal for this quarter. They are going to ask why. They may question your teaching. They may ask what is distracting their child in class. And they may tell you that at home their child seems to fully understand everything that is going on in class.