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  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!)
A teacher needs to always care. It is part of the code of ethics and our responsibility to ensure no child is left behind. By showing you care, you show the student that someone cares about their well being. This may motivate him to do well in school and consider his future. A good education can help him escape this bad situation. He would also benefit from a strong involvement in a school DARE program.