Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Go Back                 Case Posted on October 18, 2015 7:46 pm Add to Favorites Henry Hobby Reps: 82 Extra Work I have had parents request extra work for their students to work on at home. Generally I do not mind getting a few things together for students to work on. However, with the amount of students that are on my caseload, I'm finding it hard to get the rime to look up resources for parents. I have resources posted on our class website for parents and students to use. Should I just refer parents back to those resources that are posted, or should I print physical materials for students to take home?                 Submit a Possible Solution Please read response(s) below (if any) before posting your solution.                 Solution 1 Posted October 18, 2015 7:52 pm Dan G Reps: 190 If you have resources posted on the class website and provide students with homework and their parents still request extra work for their students to work on at home the parents need to take some of their own time and find some resources for their children. It is important that you have a life also. Votes: +34 / -1 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 2 Posted October 19, 2015 2:55 am Jamika Harvey Reps: 78 I would definitely refer them to the website because that is the extra work that you have set aside. Maybe you could attach the extra work you are printing off to your website some way. Suggesting websites for the parents to print the material themselves would also take the responsibility off of you. Offer the parents to let their students to attend the after school program at your school. I'm sure they provide extra work to ensure enrichment opportunities. Votes: +19 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 3 Posted October 23, 2015 2:06 am LeHaWy Reps: 154 I would refer them to the websites or advise them of books they can purchase for extra practice at home. There is no need in creating more work for yourself. Votes: +8 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution PeMuQa Reps: 200 I agree. At a certain point, it is the responsibility of the parent to find the extra work they want their child to do. With the referral to the website and its resources, you have done your job.   Posted on: October 16, 2017 1:34 am Add a Comment                 Solution 4 Posted October 18, 2015 11:58 pm VyReJe Reps: 78 Refer them to the website, and let them know that books may be purchased at many department stores. In addition, they could check out a textbook to read ahead or review work that has already been studied. Votes: +5 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 5 Posted February 28, 2016 4:11 am buteJy Reps: 100 I think it is completely reasonable to refer parents to the resources listed on the class website. If you know of an instance that internet/computer access is a factor, then I would print out some things for that student to work on. Votes: +4 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 6 Posted July 10, 2016 10:43 pm kelsey karr Reps: 105 Could you provide the parents for a website to use as an extra resource for their students? This might come in handy with your work load. Votes: +2 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 7 Posted July 10, 2016 7:36 pm juWuPe Reps: 203 I believe if you have a classroom website and things are available to them, refer the parents back to that. Now if the parents doesn't have the means to access the website then just print them out a few things for the month. Votes: +1 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 8 Posted October 9, 2016 7:40 pm juWuPe Reps: 203 I think you should refer them to the classroom website. Votes: +1 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 9 Posted October 21, 2019 12:40 am ByteNy Reps: 101 I would refer the parents to the website and external sources. You don’t want to add extra work for yourself because if you give more work to the students as grades you have to give more work as grades to the rest of the class. This means that the students have more work to do and sometimes it really had to complete everything. Votes: +1 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 10 Posted December 7, 2020 4:33 am Elizabeth K Reps: 53 I would personally refer them to the location you have the resources located incase they have forgotten about the resources and then maybe refer them to a couple of other educational sites that could be beneficial for their child. Votes: +0 / -0 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 11 Posted March 7, 2016 1:03 am apamat Reps: 100 You should absolutely continue to point parents back to those resources, or maybe give them some tips on how to find age appropriate material online. Votes: +0 / -1 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Solution 12 Posted March 6, 2017 2:54 am Andrea Howey Reps: 201 I would refer the parents to the resources. Votes: +0 / -3 This Solution Is Useful   This Solution Is Not Useful   Comments posted for this solution Add a Comment                 Submit a Possible Solution Please read response(s) below (if any) before posting your solution.