I see Bev and Elaine still post regularly. I hope our others in the group who are lurking can rejoin the banter and share your efforts. We need to keep each other accountable, right?
Keep movin and stepping!! Here's to a healthy and fit 2018!
LindaDon't resign yet to just one or two days a week for exercise--teachers have a hard time fitting in exercise, but Chris Mumford at Hey Teach! just wrote about "5 REALISTIC Ways for Teachers to Get Healthier This Year." Google it and see how simple it will be for you to stay fit this year! Good luck!
We've been on a cruise. Just heading home. I did my 10,000+ steps most days. But we're driving 6 days--few steps there. And I missed lots of days over the holidays. Next week is my exercise first day of the new year. Ha! P.S. Cuba was awesome!
I was hoping that you all might be able to share your insights with me...
I have heard from lots of people that the career counsellors at schools are not particularly well equipped to help kids make decisions about their future. Not that career counsellors are to blame, instead there are so many career options these days that it can be really confusing and difficult for kids.
Whilst there are still traditional careers in the digital era there are so many other options to consider that it gets a bit overwhelming. And kids need to choose subjects relatively early to then lead into pathways i.e. apprenticeships, TAFEs, uni.
I wanted to check in to see if what I've been hearing is correct - how do schools help students make decisions about their future? How do counsellors/teachers help students pick subjects? Is this an issue?
Our grandchildren are in a school district that starts career exploration in the mid elementary years. The students complete a career assessment in fourth grade to see where their natural interests lie. If I remember correctly these assessments had different groups of career paths that would match those interests. They do those more then once over the years. I am not sure what goes on with the high school counselors(My counselor in high school didn't encourage girls to go to college so times have changed!) but next year we will find out. I do know that between 95-98% go on to college, but I don't know if the counselors would do too much about helping with career choices. They pretty much expect the kids to do their own research and focus more on schedules to meet college requirements and maybe help college choices from when my kids went there.
Our local districts are in the process of collaborating on a joint vocation building where kids without college interest can attend their high school half day and the vocation school and/or internship the other half. I believe our state is changing the process of which classes students take to follow their interests.
LindaWhen you branch out internationally, add cultural activities to it. Former teacher Tania Cowling has incorporated language, food and crafts into her lessons. Google her article "Exploring Cultures in Your Classroom: Activities to Try." Have fun with that!
We asked the teacher if there was something he could do to earn the four points and she said no and that he failed because he did not complete assignments.
But when I check the portal (on-line grading system) he has not one missing assignment in her class. In fact no missing assignments in any of his classes.
I expressed in e-mail that I do not see any missing assignments and could she let me know which ones, so that I can address them with my son, but she has not responded. I even sent him to school with a note to give, but no response. Now I am feeling as if she was a little dishonest, because there are no missing assignments, all of his class work was completed, homework and projects. He failed because of the final, but she said he did not complete assignments?