Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: D in citizenship A fifth-grade girls talks incessantly during class. After several warnings, you call her parents and inform them you will have to give her a D in citizenship unless she stops interrupting the lessons and the learning of the other students. The parents ask for a conference. At the conference, the parents suggest that you: Move the student away from the other students who talk; move her to the front of the room so she has more teacher supervision; read her file (she has a reading comprehension problem); consider the student's history of grades in citizenship (she received all marks of "outstanding" and "satisfactory" the year before); allow the student to bring her books home to complete work not done during class (she told her parents she could not take books home); become more alert to what is going on in class (the student told her parents that other students talked to her first—she didn't begin the conversations). What are your thoughts about what you might do in this situation? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would move the student to a different location, but I would also inform the parents that some things simply cannot be changed such as bringing books home (if one student is allowed, then everyone must be allowed and apparently in this scenario, books must stay in the classroom). I would also inform the parents that I plan to make a student-teacher contract in regard to the chatter and would appreciate their support to help the student stay on task.                 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 think this is a great solution Rated On: October 17, 2014 6:18 pm Rated By: ehaZeb                 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 solution would work perfectly Rated On: October 18, 2014 11:21 pm Rated By: Doniesha                 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: Having the parents involved is key. I like the idea of a student-teacher contract. Rated On: October 19, 2014 2:27 am Rated By: Ashley                 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 idea! Rated On: October 20, 2014 2:36 am Rated By: Tekla Mayotte                 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 Yes Comments: While this may help with the issue, there are more considerations than just moving the student. The contract is a good idea, especially if the student helps to set the parameters. Rated On: October 20, 2014 4:38 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: I don't think it's a good idea to not allow the student to bring their book home. I can understand why but something must be figured out if the child would like to do some work at home. Rated On: February 27, 2015 7:14 pm Rated By: LeqeHe                 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: Every effort must be made to help this child succeed. Rated On: October 4, 2015 2:46 am Rated By: aDuvej                 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 could be handled differently Rated On: March 7, 2016 2:17 am Rated By: eqySam                 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: Exceptions can sometimes be made for students who need it. Equal isn't always fair. This is why students with disabilities can receive accommodations. Rated On: October 15, 2017 8:23 pm Rated By: ysyByg