Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student needs immediate attention I have a student that requires a lot of attention and if I do not address her needs immediately she will get mad and tell me she doesn't need my help. The other day she snapped at me to get my attention and then got mad when I told her that was not an appropriate way to get my attention. I spend large amounts of time during class working with this student and when she does come to tutoring after school I always make time to answer her questions. Yet she goes home and tells her mom I don't want to help her. How do I address her needs without neglecting my other students and how do I help her understand I can't always be immediately available? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Hold a parent, student, teacher conference. Write down times and dates and how long you have worked with the student to show the parent that that information is false. At the same conference explain to the student that she is disrupting others from learning when she does that. Explain that maybe another student may have the same issue and you can help her classmates at the same time. Involve her with instruction and other students issues to try and "kill two birds with one stone."                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Part of the reason I don't think that this would be a good solution is that the parents of this student could see your log as a sort of attack or declaration of lies that the student tells when they tell their parents they aren't receiving help. I think that involving the parents is a good tactic, but only if done correctly. Don't point out all the times the student was given one on one help as a way to prove the student wrong, but maybe allow the parent to discuss with you helpful ways to ensure the student knows proper times to ask questions and that patience is important. Rated On: October 18, 2015 3:08 am Rated By: Hedese