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Need suggestions

by 5thgradetch

Jan 17, 2009

I have a student this year that has overcome soooo many obstacles. The past 2 years he has been in a lot of trouble at school. Last year he was suspended regularly for his actions. However, this year I was able to bond with him very early on. He is among the top of the class. He has tried very hard to change his image. My principal, his past teachers, his mother, and even the other students have noticed his improvement. I am very proud of him, as he has been among the best behaved in the classroom (has had a few minor issues with special area classes such as art), very driven in classroom assignments, as well as being respectful by helping others. The counselor has even made the comment about how far he has come and that last year she would have put money on him being a drop out. I have a lot of faith in him, he has so much potential if he'll continue to apply himself. He is one of those kids that we all want to have - the one that let's us realize that our job is meaningful and does m...See More

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5thgradetch On 1/17/09, a starting point wrote: > I don't know if it would work, but what are his interests? > What does he want to be when he grows up? Maybe look into > people in those professions, and characterize what they look > like (i.e. - how they are dressed)and act like. It may make at > least a jumping off point for seeing and discuss...See More

Jan 17, 2009

Devil's Advocate Also, you might want to look for any small improvement in his dress, and really lay the compliments on. Or compliment another boy on how sharp he looks, and how you love to see young men really looking like gentlemen in his hearing. If he is looking to please you, he'll want to follow suit. Just an idea.... Keep up the good work with this kid. I ha...See More

Jan 17, 2009

starting point If he is really into sports, you may want to help him take notice of how the guys dress when they aren't in the game. Usually at press conferences, they wear suits or other very suitable attire. I think that there even may be some dress codes involved.

On 1/17/09, 5thgradetch wrote: > On 1/17/09, a starting point wrote: >> I don't...See More

Jan 19, 2009

paulaj Good ideas so far.

Another possibility is to have a mini unit on communication; part of it is how we look communicates to others... Maybe you could get several people from the community to come in, some sloppy, other neat. Have a list of what they do - policeman, mom, student, etc. Try to get some not so good things(of course this would be...See More

Jan 21, 2009

5thgradetch On 1/21/09, paulaj wrote: > > > Good luck. This boy sounds like a prize!

He is! I have found many great suggestion and would love to hear anymore that anyone has. I am trying to get together on unit on setting future goals and how to best achieve them. I would like to put together a slide show of different people in different clot...See More

Jan 21, 2009

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