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I hated it when I would give suggestions to a student and his/her parents for alternative ways to accomplish the educational goal and the parents would complain to the head of school. For instance, I taught a student whose parents saw him being a pro hockey player as an adult. This kid ( 8th grade) was on 2 travel hockey teams. He practiced 3-4 hours after school, was driven to the east coast twice a week to practice with his east coast team there. He rarely did his reading, so consequently didn’t/ couldn’t do his homework. I suggested the parents get the novels we were using in class on tape, and he could listen to the assigned chapters while he was driven all over creation to his practices( I was more judicious in my spoken words). His parents took offense and complained to the head of MS who then had to come talk to me, all for trying to help a student not fail.