Student+Engagement

Please share your ideas and thoughts:
 * OE Lead Teachers Meeting Moosonee, September, 2012 **
 * Why Aren’t the Kids Staying in School?
 * ** Bullying **
 * ** Peer Pressure not to do well in school **
 * ** Falling behind, (attendance) **
 * ** Social issues **
 * ** Value placed on education by parents and students **
 * ** After-school plans **
 * ** Females – marriage, kids **
 * ** Males – jobs through connections **
 * ** Settling mentality **
 * ** Overwhelmed by the future **
 * ** Low self-esteem **
 * ** Home environment: eg. baby-sitting; kids becoming adults **
 * ** “School is not cool” **
 * ** Age, ability (too high, too low) **
 * ** Boredom: school work too easy/too difficult **
 * ** Home issues **
 * ** Poor attendance is accepted at home **
 * ** poor sleeping and eating habits **
 * ** lack of support for post-secondary **
 * ** problem of leaving the community **
 * ** high transfer rate from one school to another ** || What Are Some Ideas for Keeping Them in School?
 * ** “Outside Looking In, and similar programs **
 * ** Sports, after-school programs **
 * ** Make learning fun **
 * ** Take environment into account **
 * ** Take a locally developed approach to teaching **
 * ** Cultural activities **
 * ** Daycare programs; free childcare **
 * ** Counseling **
 * ** The school could provide a place to stay; a healthy breakfast **
 * ** Encourage parental/community involvement **
 * ** Positive reinforcement **
 * ** Engineer success in the classroom **
 * ** differentiate, extra time, one-on-one **
 * ** create opportunities for success **
 * ** Build confidence; involve them, extra groups **
 * ** Foster a sense of belonging **
 * ** we must identify student capabilities and interests **
 * ** Create a safe environment – risk free **
 * ** Be consistent with an Annual Learning Plan **
 * ** Partnerships with community health services **
 * ** Teacher professionalism **
 * ** Circles – talking about bullying, integrating into all teaching **
 * ** whole community effort on anti-bullying **
 * ** start early to talk about bullying **
 * ** Focus on and celebrate gifts and strengths **
 * ** include school work in the celebrations **
 * ** Create a positive attitude – set goals with students ** ||