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Case: Teacher's Kid You have student in your class whose mother is a teacher in your school system. This student is very difficult in class and refuses to do any work. The student has the attitude that because his mother is a teacher, he is going to pass no matter what. His mother frequently comes to the school for meetings with her child's teachers asking them to do whatever they can to help him. You continue to offer help as far as tutoring, offering to take late assignments, extra credit assignments, yet the student continues to just do the minimum. The student brings his grade up to almost passing, by the end of the semester. On one of the last days of school, you ask students to write a reflection about the class, this student writes that he didn't do anything in the class all semester, and knew he was going to pass regardless because its always been that way for him. Do you give him the grade he earned, or give him that extra point or two to pass him along to avoid conflict? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) The student's parent is enabling him; unfortunately, this student will not be successful until he learns that his mother cannot save him. The student should obviously get the grade that he earned-- by doing this, the student and the parent will learn that grades in your class are received by merit and hard work, not by bargains. Be sure to keep all documentation. This includes: student progress reports, copies of student work, parent contact (date, time, content, medium of contact), counselor contact, and administrator contact. If the student's parent is unhappy with their child's grade and they request a meeting, you should request that the counselor and/or administrator is present. You should present all of the documentation to prove that you have done everything in your power to ensure that the student is successful. There has to be an element of choice and motivation on the student's part. If the parent is still unsatisfied, I would present the written reflection to demonstrate the student's attitude. This would probably be your best form of documentation yet. It might not be a bad idea to include the student in the meeting as well. |
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