I teach 8th grade so the kids I have are on their
way to becoming independent human beings, but they still need a tremendous
amount of help staying organized, etc. I
have found that some small little things can help the success of students, such
as having in class folders for my On Level classes. The folders help them to stay organized and
hold onto the papers I give them. I also
recently discovered that if as the teacher I forget to place a name line on the
top of the paper a huge portion of the students will forget to put their name
on the paper. It was amazing how many forgot
and how huge a stack I ended up with that had no name for an assignment I gave
recently. So it really is the little
things. If we can remember to keep
helping them with that organizational piece and prompting them with reminders
then hopefully we will help them be more successful in high school. Sometimes students success just needs a
little push and a place to write their name on the top of a page. If only all the other problems in education
were so easily fixed.
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