Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Crying Teenager Mr. Askew has a new student who was degraded to his class because her performance wasn't good in the class she was taking. Her mom has been very sick, which causes her to cry in the middle of the class or loose focus. Mr. Askew has talked to the school counselor and the department has talked to her, but the behavior seems to persist. He tries to be supportive but his options are running low. What should Mr. Askew do in this situation? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Allow her to have some lenience in her assignments such as the due date. This will allow the workload/stress-load to lessen because she feels less anxious about a time limit. A school counselor is often contacted in these situations but at times, they need to talk about it less and have a bit more time to deal with their emotions internally. Allowing the student time to come in for help with their assignments could also benefit because a one-on-one setting gives no distraction or downtime in the goal at hand - finishing the assignment.