Dealing with Home Problems, Athletes and Behavior
When students have problems in their home, it is okay to go easier on them?
According to http://inspiringteachers.com/blog/?p=16, it is best to hold all students accountable for their actions. The articles specifically says, "Children who are not used to structure at home have a difficult time adjusting in the classroom. The best thing you can do for these and all of your children is to have a set of expectations and procedures (routines) that occur in your classroom every day. Write these on posters and post them around the room. Then be consistent in following them every day. If students do not follow the expectations and/or procedures, stop what you are doing immediately and remind students of what they are supposed to be doing. Practice, if necessary, until students follow the expectation or procedure correctly. Do not hesitate in taking time to do this during class. You are reinforcing the fact that students must follow the structure and guidelines you have set up in your classroom. When students see that sometimes you make them follow the expectations, but not always, it gives them room to goof off and not follow directions. It also gives the message that the expectations and procedures are not as important as you led them to believe. This reduces the effect of any statements you make to your students because they no longer fully believe what you say."
I agree with this statment, if you lower the expectations for one students then you are giving other students fuel for an argument that you aren't being fair and letting that particular student think it is okay to not try as hard.
some people see this as facilitating athletes. According to http://thestudentreview.org/2012/01/18/student-athletes/, they see this as making it for non-athletes to compete in the classroom with athletes.
According to http://inspiringteachers.com/blog/?p=16, it is best to hold all students accountable for their actions. The articles specifically says, "Children who are not used to structure at home have a difficult time adjusting in the classroom. The best thing you can do for these and all of your children is to have a set of expectations and procedures (routines) that occur in your classroom every day. Write these on posters and post them around the room. Then be consistent in following them every day. If students do not follow the expectations and/or procedures, stop what you are doing immediately and remind students of what they are supposed to be doing. Practice, if necessary, until students follow the expectation or procedure correctly. Do not hesitate in taking time to do this during class. You are reinforcing the fact that students must follow the structure and guidelines you have set up in your classroom. When students see that sometimes you make them follow the expectations, but not always, it gives them room to goof off and not follow directions. It also gives the message that the expectations and procedures are not as important as you led them to believe. This reduces the effect of any statements you make to your students because they no longer fully believe what you say."
I agree with this statment, if you lower the expectations for one students then you are giving other students fuel for an argument that you aren't being fair and letting that particular student think it is okay to not try as hard.
some people see this as facilitating athletes. According to http://thestudentreview.org/2012/01/18/student-athletes/, they see this as making it for non-athletes to compete in the classroom with athletes.
It is okay to be harsh on students who are part of athletic?
According to http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/tyro/essay_on_what_faculty_members_should_know_about_teaching_athletes, it is important that you "are aware of the stigmas that student-athletes face." he suggest that you "actively counter those stigmas by refusing to make similar assumptions, and by confronting issues associated with such stigmas directly when they arise.them the benefit of the doubt. they are just as aware of the stigmas as you are, they know that people see them as lazy, yet cocky people who expect others to do their work. they know that people assume that they think they are above the rules just because they play a sport. i agree with the article that they should be treated like a normal student and that you shouldn't assume things similar to that. you should treat them as a student first and a athlete second. Later in the article, they talk about special classes and tutoring programs geared towards student athletes. i think i this is a great idea, student athletes have less time than most students to dedicate to studying but they exepcted to graduate in the same time frame. this added help whent they do have a chance to study can be very beneficial. however they are studentes first. Remeber mthe term is student athlete not Althete student.
According to http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/tyro/essay_on_what_faculty_members_should_know_about_teaching_athletes, it is important that you "are aware of the stigmas that student-athletes face." he suggest that you "actively counter those stigmas by refusing to make similar assumptions, and by confronting issues associated with such stigmas directly when they arise.them the benefit of the doubt. they are just as aware of the stigmas as you are, they know that people see them as lazy, yet cocky people who expect others to do their work. they know that people assume that they think they are above the rules just because they play a sport. i agree with the article that they should be treated like a normal student and that you shouldn't assume things similar to that. you should treat them as a student first and a athlete second. Later in the article, they talk about special classes and tutoring programs geared towards student athletes. i think i this is a great idea, student athletes have less time than most students to dedicate to studying but they exepcted to graduate in the same time frame. this added help whent they do have a chance to study can be very beneficial. however they are studentes first. Remeber mthe term is student athlete not Althete student.
What is your take on rewarding children for good behavior?
According to http://www.teachercreated.com/blog/2009/02/more-ideas-for-rewarding-good-behavior/ , giving rewards for good behavior is an acceptable task. They even offer different reward systems that you could implement in your classroom. one reward system theys suggest is the
"Compliment Box
Have a special box for just compliments.
Encourage students to write a compliment when they catch a classmate doing
something nice. At the end of each day, read each note aloud and then, give the
notes to each student who was complimented. This tactic can build up students’
self-esteem. You might want to keep a list of those who receive notes in order
to make sure that each student gets a note from time to time."
However I think rewarding children for good behavior is stupid and frivolous. It doesn't make them better children. They are only being good because they are going to receive a reward. They are being good for the bad reasons. And when you aren't looking they will be bad again. Rewarding for good behavior is really teaching your students to have two faces: on or when you are looking and one for when you aren't. You should reward then for good grades.
According to http://www.teachercreated.com/blog/2009/02/more-ideas-for-rewarding-good-behavior/ , giving rewards for good behavior is an acceptable task. They even offer different reward systems that you could implement in your classroom. one reward system theys suggest is the
"Compliment Box
Have a special box for just compliments.
Encourage students to write a compliment when they catch a classmate doing
something nice. At the end of each day, read each note aloud and then, give the
notes to each student who was complimented. This tactic can build up students’
self-esteem. You might want to keep a list of those who receive notes in order
to make sure that each student gets a note from time to time."
However I think rewarding children for good behavior is stupid and frivolous. It doesn't make them better children. They are only being good because they are going to receive a reward. They are being good for the bad reasons. And when you aren't looking they will be bad again. Rewarding for good behavior is really teaching your students to have two faces: on or when you are looking and one for when you aren't. You should reward then for good grades.
How do I feel about open-book/open-Web test?
Accotrding to http://languagetesting.info/features/open/book.html, an open book test is appropriate for English and Reading test. In the real world you use different medias to help you develop your thesis and the rest of your paper. "We do not write in isolation. We have access to a wealth of information, not only from books, but from the multimedia offerered by the internet." i agree with this concept, when i write any informative paper, i use facts and information i find in books or on the web. i think open book test are okay, if you control the material students are allowed to use. giving a reference sheet with critical math terms or important dates can be beneficial. i think open book test are pointless if you allow students to use whole packets of notes or homemade flash cards. students might try to cram a whole lesson on a flash card by writing tiny.
Accotrding to http://languagetesting.info/features/open/book.html, an open book test is appropriate for English and Reading test. In the real world you use different medias to help you develop your thesis and the rest of your paper. "We do not write in isolation. We have access to a wealth of information, not only from books, but from the multimedia offerered by the internet." i agree with this concept, when i write any informative paper, i use facts and information i find in books or on the web. i think open book test are okay, if you control the material students are allowed to use. giving a reference sheet with critical math terms or important dates can be beneficial. i think open book test are pointless if you allow students to use whole packets of notes or homemade flash cards. students might try to cram a whole lesson on a flash card by writing tiny.