Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Parents demand student progress when running into them in public During my first internship I ran into the parents of one of my students while shopping at a grocery store. They were very involved parents so they knew who I was from all of the meetings I had sat in on with them and my CT. I politely said hello as I passed them and kept on shopping. I ran into them 2 aisles over and they asked me how their child was doing in class, and what grade their students had received on 2 tests that week. They also wanted to know how there child was doing socially because there had been some issues with a few other students. I said there child was a delight to work with, but those questions would be better answered by the teacher. They became instantly angry and actually followed me to another isle still asking questions. I explained to them that I was the intern and I wasn't even allowed to discuss anything with them and to talk to the teacher Monday. I quickly walked away to the other side of the store, left my cart, and walked out. I told my CT about it, but she didn't seem concerned. Should I have told my college supervisor about it, and should I have handled it differently? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) You handled it very well. Even though you have contact with the student, you are not the teacher and therefore, should not be responsible for such information. I would ask the CT to reinforce this during conferences.                 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 feel like this solution was well worded in explaining the difference of responsibility from an intern to the CT. Rated On: October 13, 2019 10:36 pm Rated By: GaVyme                 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: Agreed. You are physically not in a position where, even if you WANTED to give them this information, you can't. This is a discussion they should be having with the student's teacher. It may help to also say that it is a discussion better suited for a parent-teacher conference and that they should schedule one with the student's teacher for a more in-depth discussion. Rated On: October 19, 2019 4:59 am Rated By: Alec Muir                 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 completely agree! Rated On: November 1, 2021 3:32 am Rated By: ejesyr