Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student from split family I once had a student whose parents were divorced. She lived part time with mom and part time with dad. This student didn't know if she was coming or going. She rarely had her homework and hardly ever returned things to school that needed to be brought back. This was not the child's fault. It was the fault of the parents because of a lack of communication. How do you handle a situation such as this? Do you punish the child for not being prepared and not returning things back to school signed? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would not punish the child. I would see if it is possible to add both parents to your teacher's communication list. If you are sending something home to be signed, email them both since you are not aware of which parent she is going home with that day. If homework is an issue, you might want to see if you can spare some time in class for her since you know her home living conditions are not ideal or suitable for this. You could be the teacher that makes the very difference in her life by going the extra mile. You also might want to contact your school's social worker and get their input on this situation. They might need to be made aware of it.                 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: This would be difficult to maintain. Rated On: October 17, 2015 7:33 pm Rated By: eMaGeB                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original No Comments: I don’t think that these ideas were well thought out and others were mentioned more in depth in other posts. Rated On: October 18, 2015 3:16 pm Rated By: eVaVeH                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Of course the student should not be punished in any way. It is probably a very stressful situation for the student and they don't enjoy having to deal with it either. I would make sure that the parent s could come to a meeting together where we could resolve a lot of the issues. If the parent understood that their child was being affected by them, hopefully they would change things. Rated On: October 18, 2015 6:04 pm Rated By: yseHug                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Good solution. The parents may not be aware of things slipping between the cracks. Rated On: March 6, 2016 5:36 pm Rated By: ereTuB                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes 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 Yes Comments: I would do all except talk to the social worker, that may elevate the situation. Rated On: July 2, 2019 12:43 am Rated By: pehute