A New Semester….Now What?
It’s hard to believe that half the school year is over! (Maybe even more than half for those of you not on the West coast.) Well, the semester is always a good time to make some changes. If you don’t have your SchoolRack website up and in full swing, this might be a good time to do so.
Send home a short note, reminding students of some old rules, as well as any new ones. You can include your SchoolRack website and any other pertinent information. Just remember, be sure to keep your site up to date…that always seems to be the toughest thing to do. I suggest that you start by planning the whole week out at one time. Remember, you can always make changes as you go. Ideally, and I’m speaking from past experience, inputting a month at a time is always nice. Even if your initial entry is just a rough outline, there’s something to be said for just sitting down and doing it!
Aside from beginning SchoolRack, another thing I’ve always have to deal with at the semester is those students that go into the second semester of a course with a D or an F in the first semester. This has always been a struggle for me. I teach college prep courses at the high school level and I believe in the concept that every student has a right to fail, but I don’t believe in setting them up for failure in the second semester. This year I am working with two other teachers who will be providing some extra help once or twice a week, out of the kindness of their heart I should add. Maybe hearing the same concepts from a different person might help motivate these children. I’ve done the usual interventions such as contacting parents, sending home notes, speaking with the students, etc. I’m always looking for new ideas….any thoughts out there?
February 6th, 2009 at 12:25 am
Motivating students is always tough. Especially when they’re the ones ranked lowest in your class (your D and F students). It always seems like if a student is stuck in a rut, it’s that much harder to get out!!
Unfortunately I don’t have any real suggestions here as this is my first year teaching and a few weeks ago was the first time I encountered this problem.
While I’m teaching my middle school class though, I can’t help but think to myself, ‘if only they’d realize how important education is during their youth!’ they might just take school a bit more seriously at a young age. This unfortunately never works though, priorities just aren’t the same when you’re in middle or high school…
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