Radiohead: 2 + 2 = 5

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Last time we had parent conference night here at Cochran Middle School, we had an extremely low turnout. Potentially a part of the cause of this was the fact that March Madness had just started and those Thursday night games were very tempting.

Tonight is our final parent conference night of the year, and although we don’t have the NCAA Tournament to contend with, we do have the NBA playoffs to deal with. Perhaps luckily, the Lakers are not playing tonight, but at this point in the year, the temptation to simply watch some basketball as opposed to talking with your child’s teachers is awfully prominent.

My prediction (pre-conference night): 28 families who sign in to meet me.