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Bad Report Card? What To Do #1: Organization
Many times a student is very capable of learning and understanding, yet have lower grades due to their organization. Poor organization from time management to completing and handing in homework can lower report card grades tremendously. Teaching a student how to be organized can be an invaluable life lesson.
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Michigan State Board of Education Policy: Student Options for Animal Dissection Coursework
The Michigan State Board of Education recognizes that a growing number of students have moral, ethical, religious, or other objections to animal dissection and that modern nonanimal teaching methods (e.g., interactive computer software) are available. The State Board of Education also recognizes that these alternative teaching lessons may be more effective and less expensive. Consistent with the recommendations of leading science education organizations, to accommodate these students and create an inclusive learning environment, any K-12 student who objects to dissecting animals or animal parts should be permitted to opt out of dissection activities without fear of reprisal.
School districts should establish a written policy stating that options are available for students who object to dissection activities, and that upon written request, the school will permit a student who objects to dissection activities to demonstrate competency through an alternative method.
Teachers shall provide these students with an alternate project (i.e., completing modules on interactive computer software) that does not involve participating in or observing dissection and through which they can learn and be assessed on the material required by the course. The alternate project should be selected by the teacher and entail a comparable amount of work to the dissection activity.
No student shall be punished or discriminated against based up on his or her decision to opt out of animal dissection activities.
A student who is reluctant to voice his or her concerns about animal use in a particular course, or who thinks these concerns have not received proper attention, may seek assistance from their principal.
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The Michigan State Board of Education adopted a dissection-choice policy that allows more than 1.57 million students throughout the state to opt out of classroom animal dissection. Children now have the option of using modern computer software and other humane methods. Michigan joins 21 other states plus the District of Columbia in establishing a policy to allow students to avoid animal dissection. Michigan students can now choose not to dissect without worrying that their grades will suffer or that there will be other repercussions from the teacher.
The policy is important because students who have a moral objection to animal dissection often stay silent and go along with it causing anxiety. This is because they are not presented with a choice or fear being punished for opting out. Michigan was able to make this new policy due to the fact that numerous studies show that advanced computer simulation software helps students learn anatomy even better than old-fashioned animal dissection does.
Tomorrow we will take a closer look at Michigan’s new dissection-choice policy.
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Critical Thinking Tip #5: When doing a word problem in math, talk to your student about the information given and ask them to tell you how they will use it to solve the problem. Also discuss what information could be missing or if information is given that is not needed.
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Organizational Skills Tip #1: Homework Routine
There should be a consistent time set aside daily for homework. Students should have a list of all homework assignments to be worked on for the day. As students finish their assignments, they should check them off the list.
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Some schools around the country have been raising the sports eligibility standards. For example the Natick Public Schools in Natick, MA have raised the academic standards for its athletes. They decided to send a message to student athletes that academics come first. If a student doesn’t pass all of their classes, they lose eligibility. As a result of the increased academic demands, 43 students out of more than 500 were deemed ineligible due to failing a class or receiving an incomplete. Previously Natick averaged 6 to 9 academically ineligible students per term. The intended result is to put the emphasis on having their education be their first priority.
Students who are removed from teams have to meet with coaches, guidance counselor, and parents to come up with an improvement plan. These students are then ineligible for the remainder of the term as well as the following term.
What do you think of these new rules?
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The major value of life is not what you get, but what you become.
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“Diversity” according to the Dreamschool Finder online tool examines the racial mix of the students. Brookline High School ranked #3 and Newton South High School ranked #10.
Who was the single Y3K Tutor In Your Home town to be listed in their top ten list for “Math Growth”? Tomorrow we will tell you the surprising answer.
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“School Resources” according to the Dreamschool Finder online tool, measures amounts of money spent on each student. Only one out of the top ten towns were from the Y3K Tutor In Your Home community. Weston High School ranked #5 in this category.
Which two Y3K Tutor In Your Home towns ranked in the top ten for “Diversity”? Come back tomorrow for the shocking answer.
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More than 1 in 10 children in the United States have been diagnosed with ADHD.
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