Problem
A parent arrives at your classroom at the end of a long day of teaching. They are there hoping to discuss their child's performance in your class. You remember that their child, Drew, is in jeopardy of failing due to incomplete work. Drew's parent explains that Drew has the additional family responsibility of caring for their siblings. Due to the parent's heavy work schedule, Drew and their siblings often must stay with family and Drew has to ride the local bus to meet their siblings at the elementary school. Therefore, Drew sometimes has a hard time getting all their homework done.
A. How might you work with the parent, Drew, and those closest to Drew to come up with the best solution?
B. What additional information would you hope to learn from Drew or those closest to Drew?
C. What were your priorities in choosing this specific approach?