While preparing for parent-teacher meetings, Eikichi learns that one of his students, Kunio Murai, has a very young mother. He decides that "dates" are an excellent way to get to know the parents, much to Kunio's dismay.
Home visits by a teacher
are nothing but a formality.
الزياراتُ المنزليّة من قبلِ معلِّم ليسَتْ إلَّا شكليّات
Hausbesuche eines Lehrers sind
nichts weiter als eine Formalität.
Las visitas del profesor 
son solo una formalidad.
Las visitas del profesor 
son solo una formalidad.
La visite aux parents
n’est qu’une formalité.
Visitas domiciliares não 
passam de uma formalidade.