When the confrontation between the child, the parents, and our staff finally came, it was very emotional and intense. For some time the student tried to deny the situation. However, it became very obvious that the child was lying and was simply not interested in doing homework. I advised the student that it was not good to cover up lies with more lies, and that he should apologize. Finally, the child was humbled, acknowledged his fault, and—through near tears—broke down and apologized to both his parents and our staff.
Upon hearing that her son was lying and not doing his homework, the mother broke down in tears. The mother in her limited English and Vietnamese accent said, “ If only I was good at English, I would help you your home work myself! This is the very reason why we enrolled you in AALEAD. We are so limited in how we can help you with your school work. We know that the AALEAD teachers will help you, but unless you help yourself we cannot do anything for you.” The father, while trying to hide his emotion, also had teary eyes, revealing his disappointment in the situation. Our staff assured the student and the parents that we would continue to be there to help them as much as we can.
Our emotional confrontation ended with the child making his own commitment. Sincerely he told his parents, “If I will lie again with my homework, I will not play my computer for one month!”
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