Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: The irate mother A fourth-grade girl misses a unit test in history that you administered on Friday. You tell her that she can't make it up during class but that she can make it up after school. The next morning, the irate mother calls the principal and says that (a) you are unfair; (b) staying late after school will cause her daughter to miss the bus; (c) there is no other transportation to the girl's home; (d) it is unsafe for a girl her age to walk that distance alone; (e) there is no money for a taxi or other transportation; and (f) there is no family car. The mother wants the test to be given at the lunch hour. What are your thoughts about what you might do in this particular situation? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) If a mother had no way to get their student home after school, I would find time in the daily schedule for the student to make up the test (during recess or lunch). It is important to remember that battles with parents are generally a no-win situation, and that it is better to pick your battles. This is not one of them.