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  Case: When parents want control
A student in a high school gifted class has teetered between passing and not passing all year long. Most of his assignments are turned in late and done haphazardly. In a teacher/parent conference, the parents want to take complete control over the situation and ask that all assignments and due dates be emailed to them regularly so that they can make sure their son completes them. Little to no accountability is being placed on the teen. Do you sit idly by and go with their requests, or do you suggest a way to place some of the responsibility on the student?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Sometimes it is better to work with the parents and give in a little to get what you want. Try giving the parents what they want, emailing them the assignments, but with a timeline where you will phase out the parent email as the student becomes more independent.
 
     
     
  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 this is a great solution. Sometimes the parents need to be involved and then they need to let their children be a little more independent.
Rated On: July 5, 2015 11:11 pm
Rated By: Brittany Duce
 
     
     
  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.
Rated On: March 2, 2017 4:48 am
Rated By: ybabaJ
 
     
     
  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 like this because it slowly builds up the responsibility of the student while decreasing the role of the parents to make sure home work assignments get done.
Rated On: October 15, 2017 8:24 pm
Rated By: GaVyme
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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: If the student were in elementary or middle school then this would be useful, but by high school the student needs to be independent and accountable.
Rated On: October 14, 2018 8:57 pm
Rated By: yJuhuv