Nile, the focus student in Chapter 8 in From another angle by Himley and Carini is a West Indian- Jewish student who attends New York City Public School. Nile is a very complex student in many different ways. He does not live with both of his parents, he lives with his mother, sister and his sister’s infant child in addition to having older brothers that live elsewhere. He is obligated to attend a Family Group but consistently arrives about 25 minutes late every session. He also attends his seminar meetings which is a way to track his school progress. He arrives at these meetings about 10 minutes late. Nile is a student who is talkative, constantly smiling, chuckling, and moving around being very playful. He may also have a behavioral problem