SUBSCRIBE MY LINKS:    chat center Chatboards Lessons Projects Classifieds Mailrings Jobs Harry Wong Live! Gazette Advertise CHATBOARD MAILRING LESSONS TOP POSTS ALL POSTS SUBMIT POST Share | Print | Report Post Teacher Chatboard Hot Now... • May 2008 Gazette • Harry Wong • Teacher Tech Center • The Lesson Bank Most Popular • Set Your Quick Links • Chat Center • All Chatboards • Lesson Bank • Teacher Mailrings • Project Center • Classified Ads • Live Chat & Meetings Select by • State/Region • Grade Level • Curriculum • Interest Group • Teaching Method Special Topics • Technology • Languages • Hot Topics • Career Center • Distance Learning • Fundraising • Tutoring Center • Teacher's Bookshelf • Free Printables • Classroom Photos • Meeting Archive • Teaching Articles • Library • Web Tools • Webring • Search • Advertise   Re: Oh, Jane! I love those quotes and I know they are true!!nfm Posted by PST on 5/09/08 On 5/09/08, jane.eyre wrote: > Some of them WANT to learn, can't WAIT to learn. Sometimes they > excel in one area, and might appear not to care in other areas. > Just like most of the kids in schools. > > This is what kids said in a recent report from the California > Dropout Research Project (quoted from the Fresno Bee): > > The report found that "teacher-student relationships have a strong > influence on students' decisions to stay in school." > > "An absence of support from teachers was a reason often given by > students for dropping out. Students reported feeling > misunderstood by teachers and also expressed disillusion with > teachers who did not give them the support they needed." > > "The students said that coaches, counselors, and friends also can > provide a boost in school that can drive them to persevere." > > "Just one class in a subject that fascinates them, such as sports, > electronics, art or auto repair can make the entire rest of the > day worth getting up for." > > "The researchers said the students are eager to see how they can > apply what they are learning to real life; they want teachers to > help them understand how classes will be useful to them later." > > "...most of the ninth-graders, regardless of their risk for > dropping out, are optimistic and involved in school, eager to > participate and have more positive experiences in school. They > want to graduate." > > The Bee editorial concludes: "We ... need educators and other > adults in the community who are committed and equipped to give our > students intellectual perspiration--and also inspiration." RESPOND TO THIS POST START A NEW THREAD RETURN TO CHATBOARD Posts on this thread, including this one any of you had expieriences with sp-ed who want to learn, 5/09/08, by Mama maria. Re: any of you had expieriences with sp-ed who want to learn, 5/09/08, by Emmy. Re: any of you had expieriences with sp-ed who want to learn, 5/09/08, by Sp.. Re: I've never taught a child who DIDN'T want to learn, 5/09/08, by Donna music/TN. Re: any of you had expieriences with sp-ed who want to learn, 5/09/08, by Anita. Re: Well, of course, 5/09/08, by Zhel. Re: I've never taught a child who DIDN'T want to learn, 5/09/08, by PST. Re: any of you had expieriences with sp-ed who want to learn, 5/09/08, by Papa. Re: any of you had expieriences with sp-ed who want to learn, 5/09/08, by EMA. Re: any of you had expieriences with sp-ed who want to learn, 5/09/08, by Sp.. Re: any of you had expieriences with sp-ed who want to learn, 5/09/08, by LS Mom. Re: any of you had expieriences with sp-ed who want to learn, 5/09/08, by flowerchild . Re: I think that what often frustrates teachers is that, 5/09/08, by jme. Re: Re:Kids who have special needs are just like typical kids, 5/09/08, by jane.eyre. Re: Oh, Jane! I love those quotes and I know they are true!!nfm, 5/09/08, by PST. Re: Mama Maria, 5/09/08, by Emmy.

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