Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Parents Who Are Friends With Your Colleagues There is this particular parent who is friends with another teacher on the hall. A select number of students are chosen from each team to participate in POWER (Girls' STEM Program). The parent sends an email expressing her desire for her child to be a part of the program because her cousin is a part of the program. The teachers on the team assure the parent that the maximum number of students have been selected and the child cannot participate. The teacher down the hall gets an extra form and gives it to the student without talking to any teachers on the team. How would you handle the situation? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would explain to the parent that a mistake was made and as previously stated, the program is at capacity. I would offer the parent to place their student on a waiting list and allow the student into the program if another student drops out for any reason. I would also encourage the parent to reach out to the parent of the relative in the program to have information shared that would be beneficial to her child, even if they are unable to be in the program at this time.                 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 No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I feel that although this a good solution it is not the best being that the problem hear was not the communication between the teacher who is dealing with the child directly but rather the teacher down the hall who knows the child's parent. Thus, a solution that address the teacher down the hall would be more adequate. Rated On: March 1, 2016 11:34 pm Rated By: uGaTyh                 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 is an awesome solution! Rated On: March 5, 2016 2:28 pm Rated By: Allyssa Straquadine                 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 don't think getting the child's hope up would be a great solution. Rated On: March 5, 2016 11:58 pm Rated By: uPuneq                 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: Clearly since a mistake at this level was made, I would think that the conversation of correcting this issue should not only remain to the teacher and parent. Instead there needs to be administration involved too. I will agree that the student may go ahead and receive information though but for the program for the following year to prepare. Rated On: July 6, 2016 1:56 am Rated By: aWyVys                 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 am not sure that taking the program away from the child is at all a good solution. This can do unnecessary harm to the child. I would not do this. Rated On: July 10, 2016 4:44 pm Rated By: LuLyHa                 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: While this would bring balance back to the group, it seems like this would unfairly penalize the student who the exception was made for. The student didn't do anything wrong. Rated On: October 10, 2016 3:10 pm Rated By: yJatyt                 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. I think the administration needs to contact the parent and speak with the teacher who went behind the others backs. I would not try this solution. Rated On: October 16, 2016 8:23 pm Rated By: Brittany Doxsey                 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: It is not a good idea to lie No mistake was made, the teacher purposely did what she did. Rated On: March 1, 2017 5:50 pm Rated By: juduje                 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 never do this, this is wrong. Rated On: March 2, 2017 4:14 am Rated By: ybabaJ                 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 never do this. I think the student has to be accepted because if not you could really upset them. I think the teacher who informed them that they could participate should be help accountable for their actions. Rated On: March 5, 2017 1:43 am Rated By: zazyny                 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 never do this! This is wrong Rated On: March 5, 2017 5:26 pm Rated By: ysyver                 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 never go to the parent directly. The teacher who gave the student the form should be addressed first. Rated On: October 9, 2017 11:08 pm Rated By: reLuWe                 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'm not sure about this one Rated On: October 10, 2017 3:33 pm Rated By: aNaMeJ                 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 solution doesn't address part of the problem which is the teacher down the hall. Speaking to her as well would be important. Rated On: October 13, 2017 7:39 pm Rated By: JyGeLe                 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 respectful to the student. This is not their fault you need to speak to the teacher that sent the form home. Rated On: February 22, 2018 4:21 pm Rated By: yqyjeQ                 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 solution places the parent in the middle of a problem that is truly between the teachers. The issue should be worked out before the parent is told how it will be handled, so that the teachers are in agreement when they present the solution to the parent. The parent should not be hearing two different things from two different teachers. Rated On: February 25, 2018 4:31 pm Rated By: eguPud                 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: THERE IS A BETTER WAY TO HANDLE THIS Rated On: February 25, 2018 7:24 pm Rated By: yqeQag                 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 disagree with this solution, I definitely think the teacher in question should be spoken to about her actions. Rated On: February 26, 2018 12:15 am Rated By: medega                 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 think if another teacher made a mistake the child shouldn't be punished. The teacher needs to be talked to about what she did but the mistake was made and is done. Rated On: February 24, 2019 6:55 pm Rated By: upehaS                 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: I would not kick the student out as they feel it will be a reflection on them, the situation needs to be explained to the teacher to not allow this kind of thing to happen again though. Rated On: October 15, 2020 12:57 am Rated By: usuBuQ                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes 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 seems like it may make the problem worse Rated On: October 30, 2021 2:40 am Rated By: nySyne                 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 idea. Rated On: October 31, 2021 5:25 pm Rated By: quHyra