Top 9 Failed Icebreakers for Parent-Teacher Conferences

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Whether your egg is good or bad, there are a lot of rotten ways to break a conversation.
# 9
"Wow, you're a lot hotter than my kid says."
# 8
"I hope this isn't about that algebra assignment I copied from Brayden's mom. How was I supposed to know she failed math in 1980?"
# 7
"Wow, you're much hotter than his second-grade teacher."
# 6
"So, what do you do around here?"
# 5
"Now, I don't want any of your fancy math-and-reading interfering with Jeremy's football practice."
# 4
"Let's just cut to the chase. I have an envelope full of Benjamins that says this kid's passing second grade on the honor roll."
# 3
"Do they grade elementary school on a curve?"
# 2
"So, where do I sign to enroll him for the gifted program? That's why we're here, right?"
# 1
"Wanna paper, rock, scissors to determine pass/fail?"