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As the teacher in a new school, Ms. Jones is becoming frustrated when she tries to call home for parent support. Often the parent conversations lead to empty promises by the parents and the student actions do not change. She works in a rural county and education does not seem to be a top priority for many families. Is there anything she can do to get meaningful support from parents to encourage the education of all students?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Ms. Jones is doing the right thing by making parent contacts and attempting to create a cooperative relationship. Ulitmatly, the teacher has no control over the educational culture of the community in which she teachers. Ms. Jones should focus her energy on instruction and in-class or school remediation for struggling students. Assuming that parents do not care about their children's education is a recipe for disaster but getting frustrated by issues that are out of her control is unwise as well.
 
     
     
  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: while i agree this is the worst out of the two solutions.
Rated On: October 15, 2015 4:03 pm
Rated By: Robert Hendler
 
     
     
  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: I do not agree with this solution because a teacher can control the educational culture by creating a curriculum that effectively teaches all students unique needs.
Rated On: October 15, 2015 8:49 pm
Rated By: punybu
 
     
     
  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: Sometimes, parents don't place the same importance on education that teachers do. All there is to do is keep parents updated as much as possible and hope that they will learn and understand. Just keep teaching and changing the minds of your students.
Rated On: October 18, 2015 3:25 am
Rated By: Hedese
 
     
     
  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 is not a helpful solution and I wouldn't use this in my classroom.
Rated On: October 18, 2015 2:13 pm
Rated By: PyNaTy
 
     
     
  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: I would not do this. The teacher should continue to reach out to the parents and provide them with the information that is necessary for the child to succeed.
Rated On: October 17, 2016 12:08 am
Rated By: ZeSuQy
 
     
     
  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: I do not agree with this solution. The student parent/guardian should always be notified.
Rated On: October 17, 2016 2:11 am
Rated By: ujyQeX
 
     
     
  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: It is up to the teacher to connect the material to the student
Rated On: October 20, 2019 2:54 pm
Rated By: JyXamu