Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Baseball Parent I have a student who is really involved in baseball. He repeatedly does not bring in his homework and tells me he does not have time because he has baseball practice and games every night. When I spoke to his parents, they told me baseball was his passion and his dream and they supported that. They said they would work on the homework issue. It has been three weeks since I had that conversation and nothing has changed. How can I stress to this child's parents that education should be a priority above baseball and how important it is to complete and submit his homework each week in a more effective way. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I think that you should break down the child's grades into a report that shows that the lack of school work is resulting in a failing grade. Then recommend all the ways that the child can improve their grade. If the baseball team is a school related team then I would talk to the coach and the athletic director. Students are simply Student-Athletes means they are students first. If they are not related then request a meeting with the parents again. Have the principal, guidance counselor, and social worker present. With this show of force, the parents might see that their child is in need of intervention.