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Hi Folks~
I know here at my school we have a "canned" form letter we can send home to parents when their child is not doing well.
I'm looking for examples to do the opposite. Not being a very good writer, I'm trying to find a letter that I can send to parents when their child is doing really well..
Any suggestions??
A project isn't finished, until a FINISH is on it....Bob~
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We have post cards that all teachers use to recognize student effort especially those who are not normally in the spotlight or make honor roll. On the front on the post card it is printed in a bold graphics headline "Good News from School". Each teacher is requested to send at least two home every month. It has really helped with kids in my program who may not be doing well in other subject, but are doing well in my class.
Stephan
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Every time we send home progress reports I call the parents of the kids who have improved or have constantly done well. Parents get nervous when they hear a teacher on the other end of the phone. It has always been a positive response when I tell parents how great their kids are. Sometimes I do not think they have ever been complimented that way
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I have a few students who complain that they are too sore from football or just in general need something to keep the ADHD at bay. I gave them a rulered hardy perfume and 5 empty paint cans and told them their task is to sort the good screws
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Stephan,
I love that idea. Just as soon as I get over this bout of bronchitis I'm going to approach my administrators about implementing just such a policy at my school.
I've always felt that a cornerstone of all good leadership is to be as generous with your praise as you are with your condemnation. Especially in our area, where our students can so often experience real classroom success for the first time in their careers.
Keith Landin
Woodshop instructor, Woodstock Academy
"Mens tua sit implementum acerrium in fabrica"
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My first year I taught in a inner city HS with a guy who had some professionally printed cards he called "Attaboy's" He sent a couple or a few out each day. They praised a grade, a response, good homework, participation, attendance or attitude. He sent them home with the kid to be signed. When a kid accumulated 5 he could bring them in for a candy bar or similar small treat. The teacher was lighthearted about them - but kept them well deserved.
The kids and the parents really responded well. Since it was ongoing and immediate it had a big impact on the day to day work in his classes.
You couldn't call em "attaboys" any more but I bet the idea would still work.
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Mike:
Wow,and yet another very positive classroom management idea. Years ago when I taught middle school Technology Education I used to do something very similar to that. Each quarter I would print up hundreds of faux dollar bills (they looked kinda like monopoly money with my face in place of George Washington's). I called these things "Techno-Bucks", and every time that I caught a student exhibiting good class participation, extraordinary effort, or just plain good citizenship I would freely hand these things out. The students could then redeem them for things like pencils, test repair points, homework exemptions, or extra project materials. This was in a tough inner-city school, and the kids were absolutely nuts for the system. They would practically trip over themselves trying to find ways to earn Techno-Bucks. It was probably the best classroom management trick that I ever invented. I've never tried this at the high school level because I suspect that the older kids would be too jaded to buy in, but I love your "attaboys". That could work. It makes good PR for your program as well.
Keith Landin
Woodshop instructor, Woodstock Academy
"Mens tua sit implementum acerrium in fabrica"
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