that parents are becoming increasingly uninterested in the school performance of their child. There is usually a low turnout at the parent-teacher meetings. These meetings are regarded as an important event where the school performance of each child is discussed but fewer parents are actually attending them. Many of the parents evidently want teachers to communicate with them via WhatsApp. “They want everything to be convenient,” a teacher who is in charge of the 7th grade at a primary school located in Paramaribo said. “It seems as if it is too much to ask them to attend a parent-teacher meeting for one hour, But they are full of criticism when they feel like they have not been informed,” said several teachers who added that some parents claim that they prefer to attend parent-teacher meetings in the afternoon instead of in the morning. “We would like to cooperate but many parents also fail to show up in the afternoon,” said a teacher who added that the parents who never show up are always the ones who criticize everything and everyone. “I often ask myself if they are actually interested in the performance of their child.” The communication via WhatsApp is not always effective. “After we have made a group app some parents immediately exit it,” said another teacher who clearly sounded frustrated over the lack of participation of the parents. “People often seem to forget that teachers also have a family. Parents expect us to adapt but we are parents too. When we organize a parent-teacher meeting, we also have to find a babysitter for our children.” The teachers explained that the education sector is understaffed and that the work pressure therefore keeps increasing. “All of us want what is best for our children but that is only possible, if the school and parents work together.” The teachers hope that parents will realize the import attending the parent-teacher meetings which only takes place once every semester.