Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: The Invisible Parent Ms. Bishop has a parent that is virtually non-existent when they receive phone calls, emails, and letters about their child's progress or disciplinary issues. However, when deficiencies and report cards go home and their child has a poor grade the parent suddenly appears and makes a grand appearance ranting and raving about their child. How does Ms. Bishop get this parent on board at all times in a school where there really is no parental involvement? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Sometimes it is best to be honest but respectful. when the parent makes a grand appearance when report cards come out you can respectively tell her something like " Sir/ma'am I have been reaching out to you for months now trying to get your support and I never heard back from you. Now that you are displeased with your child's report card you are angry with me. I want your child to succeed and I know he/she can but we need your help".                 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: Once the parent is angry the teacher has little ability to try and quell that anger. Getting in front of the problem as much as you can is the best solution. Rated On: October 19, 2015 12:40 am Rated By: tygaBu                 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: This response is very thorough in that it addresses the entire problem in a respectful manner. You are informing the parent of why the issue is present with the child yet you are not being rood and looking down on the parent or blaming the parent. Rated On: October 14, 2016 3:10 am Rated By: emeBuz