I'm just going to make an observation here about communication in schools in general (which is some what uneducated because I don't have any at school yet).....I get the feeling that probably in the past (when I was in school) the teacher/parent communication was much more formal, and probably minimal i.e. only if there was a problem, or at formal interviews. I feel like the OP is describing a teacher that is more comfortable with this approach, maybe a bit of a traditionalist who likes their numbers, charts, strict lesson plans and methods of teaching and maybe likes hiding behind them.
I think a modern school environment is much more collaborative between teachers and parents, keeping in touch more often and dealing with things early on before they get to a 'formal discussion when there is a problem' stage. Lots more communication of a regular basis even if there isn't a problem. Much more like a team effort. So yes, check in emails/calls/notes and the like.
I think the disparity coming through in this thread is a bit about different peoples experiences with different era's of schools and parent teacher communication.
As for the original post, I think I would have been pretty unimpressed if I had of had an interview like that. Not giving any kind of feedback to you about the bad behaviour choices doesn't sound right to me, even it she wasn't the instigator I think it was probably a good opportunity for you both to talk about it all and her to learn about appropriate/inappropriate behaviour and good and bad choices and what things she could have done instead of following the crowd i.e. talk to a teacher, talk to you, talk to another staff member of the school, work out a plan of dealing with it etc.
But I think to make the best of a bad situation, it may be time to be in a bit closer communication with her teacher throughout the year so when it comes to an interview this information isn't coming as a surprise. The teacher may not be your cup of tea (and I don't think she would be mine either) but you may need to find a way of working with her old school approach so you can work together to iron out the bumps.
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