I wanted to take this time to highlight another way to help your
students be successful at Seekonk High School rather than remind you about
dress code or attendance. One of the
recurring themes in each class was the importance of homework completion. As important were the repeated statements
concerning its lack of completion.
Please take the time to peruse these two resources concerning this very
important topic.
The first may be found at: http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/learning/homework.html. It gives 10 important tips for helping assure
your students complete their homework.
More importantly it highlights concepts such as knowing your teachers
expectations, making a plan, helping them organize themselves to minimize
distractions, motivating and monitoring, and ensuring that students do their
own work so that they may learn from their mistakes.
The second source concerning the topic of homework may be found
at: http://www.wvup.edu/academics/tips_on_homework.htm. This site gives much more detailed
information under the following categories: concentration, the home stretch,
getting motivated, how to make the most of your study time, proofreading, tutoring,
using the internet for help, and citing web sites.
Hopefully
these two resources help you help your students to either continue doing well
or increase their rate of success. We
have wonderful teachers here at Seekonk High School that are more than willing
to help, but ultimately, the student must put in the effort. Sometimes a new perspective or fresh ideas
help rekindle that fire!
Finally, the school year is continuing to go
well. Thank you for your help with
this. Remember that I have an open
door. Please do not hesitate to contact
me with any questions, suggestions or concerns.
Good resources!
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