STRATEGY
Look for Signs
What does a bored student look like?
Do you know how to recognize
body language as well as students yawning?
How many students in your class have their heads on their desk or
may even be sleeping?
We tend to blame that behavior on
outside forces—like the fact that they were up late in the evening or they work after school—but the reality is that we may be a contributor to that behavior.
For better or worse, we in education are contending with the competition of television, movies, video games, and the Internet.
All of those activities require interactive participation while classroom performance is too frequently passive.
Students need to be actively involved in their own learning. They are bored by passive learning activities.
We need to look for signs of boredom.
Identify the signs and act to avert them.
Having students with their heads on desks may be as much our fault as theirs.
152 Ways to Keep Kids in School: Effective, Easy-to-Implement Tips for Teachers by Franklin P. Schargel,
©2008 by Eye On Education.
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152 Ways to Keep Students in School
Product ID: 97815966708773
by Franklin P. Schargel
Price: $29.95
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Speaking from years of experience, author Franklin Schargel provides 152 field-tested ideas about working with at-risk students.
Designed to be read and implemented quickly, these are concise snapshots of what educators can do to keep students from dropping out.
You can apply these practical tips in your classroom today.
Order by September 1, 2008 and get 20% off. Use promo code "LEARN" at checkout.
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