Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Does not care, should I? There's a student who comes into class and just doesn't care. We try to get him to learn and do work but he says it's pointless. I discovered that this student doesn't have a father and his mother is on every drug imaginable. How can I expect this student to do any work at all or even give a shit about anything we do in school when he has to think about where he's sleeping at night. Everything I can teach him in a classroom means nothing, why should he even care? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) In my opinion, being a teacher does not mean covering all the standards. You should also provide a safe, respectable, fun place for each student to come every day. With this particular student, I would suggest to get to know him and his interest and provide opportunities for him to have fun and enjoy school. The more he respects you as a teacher, the more he is going to want to perform for you in the classroom. It may take time, but it is well worth it!