Back to school night as a parent

This week (9/25) was 'Parent's Night' at my son's high school. The process for the night was to attend all his classes for eight minutes... for the INSYS 527 people who may be reading this - I'm not 'blowing smoke' when I say that I really wish that the instructors had done more that just present the information. The "information dump "by teachers was boring and not even remotely engaging. As I sat through the teacher presentations, I was obviously still thinking about the Constructivist class I am taking at PSU . What would have happened if the instructor had "sprinkled" in a constructivist flavored activity? It may have been more interesting... but I'm pretty sure some parents may have complained. It was an evening presentation - after a long work day, and now a longer evening... some people may just want the information given to them. On a parents day presentation, instructors must be aware of their audience - come to think of it, my son's school may have done the right thing in facilitating a quick evening at school.