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Plan a kind response to a child's bad school report
The report stings and they already know. Get a response that is honest, kind and focused on one next step.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me respond to a bad school report. Key comments: [paste] Child's age: [age] What already happens at home for homework: [details] What I want them to feel: [supported, responsible] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A short conversation plan. 2. One praise grounded in the report if any exists. 3. One clear next step for the next fortnight. 4. What to say to the teacher if we follow up. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, diagnoses or legal outcomes. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. paste: a short note you already have. age: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Copilot
Help me respond to a bad school report. Key comments: [paste] Child's age: [age] What already happens at home for homework: [details] What I want them to feel: [supported, responsible] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A short conversation plan. 2. One praise grounded in the report if any exists. 3. One clear next step for the next fortnight. 4. What to say to the teacher if we follow up. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, diagnoses or legal outcomes. UK English. Stay in this Copilot chat. Leave plugins off, and do not open a file from OneDrive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. paste: a short note you already have. age: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You paste the key comments.
The assistant asks what home can change.
You get a conversation plan and one home action.
What happens
Use Copilot to plan a kind response to a child's bad school report
The report stings and they already know. Get a response that is honest, kind and focused on one next step.
Tools
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