last week and 50% of the parents came. it was a very important meeting. i don't think they should go to prison. you could fall down and chip a tooth and have a bad day but not go to prison. >> we are hearing from people on our blog, and this idea caught their attention. lea has written in and said i think this is a wonderful idea. i am a teacher and can say honestly that the parents who do not show up or seem to care about the parent/teacher conferences have the children who struggle in school the most. charles, does she have a point there, that if a parent is not engaged, then certainly that sends a message to the child about how important their education is? >> well, you're correct in the fact that it does send a very negative message but let's look at it like this. when i was in school, dad worked, mom didn't. my mother had time to volunteer. today you have parents that work two jobs each in some cases. they simply don't have the time. what we've got to do is find