Submitted by Aaron Wiens (not verified) on January 29, 2008 - 16:17.
Theoretically this is a great idea, but I have some concerns about getting an entire department, grade level, or entire building "on board" for this approach. In our building, the eighth grade team does collaborate and share information on students to make sure they are being productive in all classes. Providing an after-school mandatory study session would be incredibly beneficial and our team would endorse it completely. However, I do have a few questions for the group regarding its plausibility:
How do you require students to stay after school the next day? Our building has to schedule detentions with parents so they either do not inconvenience them or do not conflict with work schedules. How has the parental response been overall?
Who proctors the after-school session? Is it a contractual obligation or is it voluntary?
I work in my classroom at least two hours after school, so personally, I wouldn't have a problem proctoring, but I know some would take issue with teachers volunteering to do this.
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Submitted by Aaron Wiens (not verified) on January 29, 2008 - 16:17.
Theoretically this is a great idea, but I have some concerns about getting an entire department, grade level, or entire building "on board" for this approach. In our building, the eighth grade team does collaborate and share information on students to make sure they are being productive in all classes. Providing an after-school mandatory study session would be incredibly beneficial and our team would endorse it completely. However, I do have a few questions for the group regarding its plausibility:
How do you require students to stay after school the next day? Our building has to schedule detentions with parents so they either do not inconvenience them or do not conflict with work schedules. How has the parental response been overall?
Who proctors the after-school session? Is it a contractual obligation or is it voluntary?
I work in my classroom at least two hours after school, so personally, I wouldn't have a problem proctoring, but I know some would take issue with teachers volunteering to do this.