They. Need. Parents.
If I could read their minds, I still wouldn't know what they really need. My job is only to teach them how to pick out the main idea in an essay, or tell whether an author is trying to persuade them or entertain them, or where to put a comma in a sentence. When your dad is dead and your mom's working until 7:00 and you're taking care of your three little brothers until she gets home, commas don't mean much and the main idea isn't what the teacher's telling you it is.
Note that "parents" is plural, meaning "more than one."
Note that "parents" is plural, meaning "more than one."
