Parents will be able to follow in the steps of their children as they attend Meet the Teacher night on Monday from 6-8 p.m. where they’ll spend 10 minutes in each of their children’s classes with five minute passing periods.

“It gives the teachers an opportunity to explain the goals and objectives of the class, hand out some syllabus or something,” counselor Ryan Kiefer said. “But basically that your parents put a face to a name and have an opportunity to see what the class is going to involve.”

While some teachers use powerpoints or interactive activities, others are bringing in former students to explain the first-hand experiences they’ve had in a course.

“What we’re going to do this year is a little bit different,” humanities teacher Sarah Wiseman said. “Some sophomore and junior students will be coming in to speak to the parents about their own experience [in humanities] because we feel like a lot of student rumors go around. After those former students speak, we’ll just open it up to parent questions.”

Younger students and their parents are usually more likely to attend Meet the Teacher night as many are still adjusting from the transition between middle school and high school.

“My parents are planning to go in order to see the new learning environment and to interact with all my teachers,” freshman Michelle Hong said. “They want to know more about my classes, like what kind of work I’ll be doing throughout the year and how it compares with what I did in middle school. I don’t really care if they go or not, but I think they want to make sure that I’m not going to be overwhelmed this year.”

Meet the Teacher tends to be less popular among returning students and their parents due to their familiarity of high school and its academic challenges.

“The reason my parents aren’t going to Meet the Teacher is because they’re not really involved in my school lifestyle. If I have a problem in one my classes, I’ll tell my parents about it, sure, but it’s my problem to fix,” junior Giorgia Mastrolorenzo said. “I’m at the age where I can take care of myself. I do my own work, so my parents aren’t really worried about the grades I’m getting because that’s my problem.”