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             I had an experience when I was in high school. There was an English teacher who was called Mr Bento. He seldom taught me in the classroom because he asked his students to go to his course. He only gave his students to answer the question that was provided in work book, after that he left the classroom. The students got the knowledge about English only in his course. Consequently, the students who did not enroll his course would leave behind. They would get poor score from him. It meant that the students should pay double for school and course. His students never complained about Mr Bento’s habit and only followed his rule.

              One day, there was a student who did not enroll his course because she did not have enough money to pay the course. She was one of my friends in high school. Mr Bento was angry to her and asked her to get out from his class. I suggested her to tell her parents about it, but she said that her parents did not want to care about her life. She had lived in her grandma’s house since her mother left her away. I was sad actually when I heard it and I tried to help her.

              I communicated to my mother about my friend’s case. My mother could not imagine about what Mr Bento had to do. Finally, my mother wanted to help my friend and she went to school as a caregiver to meet with school committee. My mother said that she had enfranchised as parents of the student to share and communicate about anything that related with school system. In the end of my friend’s case, Mr Bento’s course was closed and he was given enforcement by the principle.

             I can get a message from my friend and Mr Bento story that is communication between teacher and parents are very  important. In my opinion, Mr Bento should call the parents about his course first rather than he only force the students to enroll his course. It is because students in high school are still shaded by parents. There will be a problem, if Mr Bento communicate it with parents of the students.