Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         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!) I think that I would try to find a solution that involves both the parents and the student. This way the student is being held accountable for some responsibility and the parents can also check and manage the student's work. For example, enforcing use of a student planner by having signatures may be a way to include both parties. The student must write down all assignments and due dates, then the parents can sign that they have reviewed this information, and when the teacher receives the assignment he/she can sign off that it has been turned in. This is kind of elementary, but may actually work to hold the student accountable and teach responsibility.                 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 agree that this is kind of elementary but it is a compromise that some parents might agree on which gives the student some responsibilities. Rated On: October 15, 2017 8:25 pm Rated By: GaVyme