According to Child Welfare 2003 there was an estimated 235,315 child abuse investigations and numbers are thought to be higher,due to under reporting

As new teachers we are going to learn from experiences in the school system. In the case of Carl I think it is important that the teacher became aware that he did not recognize Carl may be having problems at home. Apparently, one of the signs that there are social issues for a student is a drop in grades, lack of concentration etc. A good teacher will reflect on the decisions or experiences they have in the classroom and use this awareness to help facilitate student learning. the future role of this teacher is to "support" the student and allow the social workers to council the family. As teachers, we can only do what we can when we can for our students. If we extend ourselves to far it may end up that we as teachers will need the support of counsellors.