§ Teachers often try to help students by parent involvement. Parent involvement is a key part of the education process. A teacher’s work could be in vain if not sustained in the home. One way a teacher could do to help parents work with their children more effectively on homework would be to send home assignments to incorporate the family. For example, if the class is studying history, the teacher can send home a “family scavenger hunt”. The student could then research their family history by questioning parents, grandparents, brother and sisters. Another good way to incorporate parents into the academic process is to send home a logbook. This logbook could have a spot for signatures of the parent to make them accountable for their child’s homework. This process could be a weekly or bi-weekly process. Also, you could send home a letter, send home students work frequently, invite parents to visit to participate in classroom activities.

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§ Students concerns about safety and violence peak at the eight-grade because high school is next year (or often times is high school). This fear is caused by the recent events such as Columbine High School or just the fact of acceptance (bullies). This suggests that middle schools (or often times high schools) are the least safe, due to easy gun access or other weapons. Teachers can help this problem by dealing with small problems quickly and with parent involvement.

§ Along with effective teachers being approachable, pleasant, easy to relate to, accepting and concerned some concrete things can also help at risk students. Becoming involved with the student’s activity is extremely important. For example if the class is on a hunt for worms out on the playground, instead of standing watching the teacher can become actively involved in the dig. The teacher can kneel and dig pointing out different ideas along the way. This involvement shows the at-risk student how much the teacher cares.

§ Child abuse affects as many as 3 million school children each yeah. I believe that child abuse would be easier to detect at the secondary level. For elementary children, their family is their life. A mother/father is what a child makes artwork, brings home A’s, and the best smile at school pictures for. A child who is being abused most often would not tell anyone, because they do not want to break up their family, so it is hidden more often. In the secondary level, the child has now matured and has made close friends. Also, the abuse might have been going on for such a long time now, that the child is at “the breaking point.” Because of being at this breaking point, the student might be sending out signs to be identified for child abuse. Overall, it is hard to identify, as a teacher is not able to ask the child directly.

§ A teacher that discovers that important background learning experiences are lacking could help by partnering up that child. This partnering could help by both the students participating in the learning process. Also, you could get the student missing the background learning a tutor or after school help.

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