Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Difficult IEP Meetings A teacher has difficulty with her EBD student. He does not work independently. He has difficulty with grade level work and he does not complete homework, nor does his mother work with him to get it done. His IEP meeting is approaching. How does this teacher confront this parent about these issues. I always pull the positive out. He is a friendly student who enjoys helping his teacher, etc. but the facts are that this child has difficulty with above stated issues. The teacher does not feel beating around the bushes about these issues will benefit this family at all. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) One option is to discuss the issues with an administrator, previous teacher, or staffing specialist. They usually have a lot of experience in dealing with issues just like that. A previous teacher will have experience with the parents and advice regarding how they react. As far as doing homework, I would use some time during the school day to complete it. I might have them stay during lunch to work one on one or take some activity time during the day.                 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 it would be a good idea to talk to an administrator, or even the school psychiatrist about it too. Rated On: February 27, 2015 7:01 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: I would not do this, by taking away the students lunch time or any other time during the day to complete other tasks, could cause extra stress on the student and it will not help the situation. Rated On: March 1, 2015 1:08 am Rated By: LedaQy                 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: As a teacher I do not feel talking to other teachers about the student is ethical. If anything you could talk to the specialist but I would mainly talk with parents because they are ultimately the one that will help you the most if they care about their child's education. It is important to start off and ending with saying something positive. I do not think it would be beneficial for the child to stay during lunch so they could work on their homework. Rated On: March 1, 2015 3:39 pm Rated By: NaHuVa                 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: Extra time should not be taken from the student. Rated On: October 19, 2015 12:44 am Rated By: tygaBu                 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: Having extra time to do homework might complicate things because then the parents would hear that the child needs more time from a negative side of the students schooling. Rated On: February 23, 2019 1:38 am Rated By: Meghan Fletcher