Sunday, April 10, 2016

Student Suspension and Keeping Students Academically Engaged

 My views remain mixed on what the role of the teacher should be if a student is suspended from school for an extended amount of time.  I believe firmly the concept that no child should be left behind and as someone who hopes to someday be educating my own students this leaves me to wonder about what can be done to make sure students are still being engaged and required to complete assignments and projects. Although a student is provided with the proper class material if their suspension is under five days what do we do if this student misses vital test review or in class presentation.   Can certain accomodations be made without putting the entire class behind and should we allow students to write missed tests for reasons such as bad behavior?

Teachers, adminstrators and  staff  need to work to find a way of  insuring that  students understand they are on vacation.Suspension or bad behavior should not be awarded with time away from school and the classroom environment.  Arranging designated times for them to write the test and making sure to be aware of assignment completion,  therefore is the responsibility of both the student and teacher and must be handled in an appropriate manner.

1 comment:

  1. grammar issue- I think you meant to say not on vacaion

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