Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: The Over-involved Parent The mother of one of the students in your third grade class left twenty-minute messages on his voice mail every day. Listening to them consumed your entire free period. She would also show up at your school unexpectedly. You would walk into your classroom and find her waiting to speak with you. What actions would you take in order to prevent this happening? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) In order for the 'over-involved' parent to know their being over-involved is by telling him or her, of course in appropriate manner. You could send a note home to all students in regards to the parents. The letter could state your available hours of free time and when the best time is for the parent to contact you either through the school's classroom phones or by email. By sending each child home with a letter allows for all the parents to know your availability but most important to the parent that's the main problem.                 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: Rated On: April 18, 2013 7:29 pm Rated By: RumuVa                 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 also a good way not to offend the parent either, for being involved in their child's educational life. Rated On: October 14, 2014 3:53 pm Rated By: MaByvu                 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: You don't want to tell the parent directly that there over-involved. At least they do care. I like the solution where there is time for a meeting. Rated On: October 14, 2014 11:15 pm Rated By: ybaHyp                 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: great post Rated On: October 16, 2014 3:42 am Rated By: PezaLe                 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 information should be shared at the beginning of a school year. This situation deserves a more direct approach with the specific parent. Rated On: October 19, 2014 7:01 pm Rated By: VeHyge                 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: just because you send a letter home does not mean it will stop the parent. Rated On: October 20, 2014 12:06 am Rated By: Christie Gerlach                 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: Though a letter should be sent home about available hours, this seems like a more passive aggressive approach to a bigger problem that could spiral out of control. Rated On: February 24, 2015 6:16 pm Rated By: aNaQev                 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 a good solution and it allows every parent o know when you are available. Rated On: March 1, 2015 3:51 am Rated By: LedaQy                 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: Even though I like the idea, I agree that it is only best to do this the first week of school. Rated On: October 17, 2015 6:53 pm Rated By: qutehu                 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 think that sending home a letter with your availability is very respectful in regards to the parents of students, even if they are overbearing. Rated On: October 18, 2015 10:29 pm 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: I think that speaking to the specific parent would be the best way to handle this situation. Rated On: October 19, 2015 4:00 pm Rated By: XequMa                 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 feel this solution is the best idea. Rated On: October 17, 2016 10:33 pm Rated By: duNuJy                 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 this solution means well in attempting to rectify the situation, the parent that is too involved, will not realize that this passive-aggressive approach is directed at them. Rated On: February 21, 2018 1:15 am Rated By: Simone Haddad                 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 No Comments: Never tell a parent they are being over barring, that is a parents right for their child. I do think though it is a good suggestion to let all parents of your available time for conferences. Rated On: February 26, 2018 1:00 am 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: Addressing the parent directly will be the best way to deal with this. If you send a letter home to all of the parents she may not even know that she is being over bearing. Rated On: October 14, 2018 2:41 pm Rated By: byXyha                 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: Might be too late for that action and meeting the issue head on is necessary. Rated On: July 2, 2019 8:06 pm Rated By: quqyVe                 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 say maybe talk to all parents at conference night instead of a letter. Rated On: October 17, 2019 3:43 pm Rated By: JyLaVe                 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. Rated On: October 18, 2019 9:18 pm Rated By: Lauren Toner                 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 No Comments: This solution seems too aggressive. Rated On: October 20, 2019 5:17 pm Rated By: LeDyqa                 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 No Comments: I don't think this would solve the issue. Rated On: February 23, 2020 9:58 pm Rated By: Torii Podmokly