 Question formulation technique. We're gonna practice it. We're gonna go through the sequence. We're gonna go through all of the steps and we're gonna work together to get that done so you have a strong sense of how to do this and you're gonna see how simple it is and how powerful it is as well. You've been talking to me about how you're concerned about your son being able to graduate in time next year and I've learned about this method of asking questions or formulating questions for parents to advocate for their children. So I thought we could go through the process today of thinking about questions to ask and having you be more prepared when you go to the guidance counselor at the high school. So the topic today would be your son doesn't have enough credits to graduate next year. That's the first question that comes to mind. What can he do? Okay. To ensure he graduates. He goes to an alternative high school. So is that the issue? Why? He was told he couldn't. Who else could I talk to other than guidance? Your child might be held back in the same grade for one more year. Three minutes, please. Will there be a different teacher? What could you do to prevent it? When did they realize that this might be an option? Like this might happen? What did you learn? I'm gonna go a different route. Sometimes you have to go above to get answers instead of just being told no. Right. Because there has to be options. And there's gotta be another way. So that's my... How do you feel? Better. Because now I know who to contact and what questions to ask. I don't want to go totally on emotion but make sure that you go through and ask those questions before you walk in. I think I can do it this way that way I can help him out more. When I go to the meeting, then I know what can I ask? You know, and how can I ask and when? Her parents, to formulate their own questions, is extremely important because I'm not gonna be there with them all the time. I'm not gonna be able to hand them a list of questions. They know what is in their hearts. They know their children better than anyone else. They can, even though they may not think that they know what questions to ask, they have them in them. We cycle parents through these open houses in these parent conferences. You literally have 15 minutes. You better use it right, you know? So if you have, as a parent, some mental preparation to come in to sit down and be prepared. So to really get at what you want, you're in great shape. This was a nice beginning piece to really have this, the relationship building takeoff. Yo pienso que es importante para los padres saber hacer las preguntas correctas porque estamos hablando de la educación de nuestros hijos, del futuro de nuestros hijos. I got an IEP for my son, both of them. And now that I have some more information about asking questions, I think I don't always know what to ask in those meetings. There's like five people in front of you. Now I feel more empowered to ask more detailed questions.