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EFFECTIVE CLASS ADVISORY (May 28)
The document discusses the role and responsibilities of an effective Class Adviser. It states that a Class Adviser has the greatest impact on student formation and the spirit of the class. An effective Class Adviser has a full understanding of the school's spirit, can communicate easily with students and parents, and has the intellectual capacity and managerial skills to coordinate all class activities.
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- 4. ® ED U CAT IO N IN IT IAT IV E
- 5. By Rafe Esquith TeachLike Your Hair is on Fire
- 8. By Hal Urban Lessons fromthe Classroom 20 Things Good Teachers Do
- 11. Principle To educate aperson in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society. - Theodore Roosevelt
- 12. LOGO Parents? Media? Peers? Environment? School? Who isforming our children’s conscience?
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- 14. STUDENTS WILL FORGET MOSTOF WHAT YOU TEACH THEM, BUT WILL REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL IN YOUR CLASS!
- 15. Teachers are notin private practice. We are in the helping and caring profession, a service profession to help people enhance the quality of their lives.
- 16. Principles •An effective ClassAdviser can have the greatest impact on the formation of the students. •On his/her effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) lies the “spirit” (or lack of it) of the Class.
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- 19. Expectations 1.They have afull understanding and sincere appreciation of the spirit of the school
- 20. Expectations 2. Since theyare the direct link of the school with the parents and the students, they can communicate with ease, orally and in writing
- 21. Expectations 3. Since theycoordinate all the activities of the class, they have the intellectual capacity and some managerial skills to handle the many and various concerns throughout the school year • co-curriculars • Competitions • Academic Contests • Assemblies • Student Seminars, etc., etc.)
- 22. Summary •The Class Adviser •hasa full understanding and sincere appreciation of the spirit of the school •can communicate with ease, orally and in writing •Has the intellectual capacity and some managerial skills
- 24. ® ED U CAT IO N IN IT IAT IV E
- 25. ® ED U CAT IO N IN IT IAT IV E PREAMBLE: An effective Class Adviser has probably the greatest impact on the formation of the students.
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- 27. ® ED U CAT IO N IN IT IAT IV E Leadership If a school is a vibrant, innovative, child- centered place; if it has a reputation for excellence in teaching; if students are performing to the best of their ability; one can almost always point to the Principal’s leadership as the key to success. -U.S.Senate Resolution 359
- 28. ® ED U CAT IO N IN IT IAT IV E Leadership If a CLASS is a vibrant, innovative, child- centered place; if it has a reputation for excellence; if students are performing to the best of their ability; one can almost always point to the Class Adviser’s leadership as the key to success.
- 29. ® ED U CAT IO N IN IT IAT IV E In the effective Class, the Class Adviser acts as a leader, and effectively communicates the goals to his students and their parents.
- 30. ® ED U CAT IO N IN IT IAT IV E
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- 37. Eagle Award forClass Excellence
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- 80. Methods & Madness inRoom 56
- 82. Banker, $600 Keepsrecords for five students in the class. This student must be good at arithmetic and a person of the highest integrity. The banker takes deposits and checks from the bank customer and coordinates accounts with the other bankers. In a class of 30, five bankers will be needed.
- 83. Janitor, $650 Ajanitor is given a specific area of the room to keep spotless. One scrubs the sink daily. Two sweep the room at least twice a day. Others wax cabinets or scrub desks. They are highly paid to keep the room dazzling.
- 84. Graders, $575 Thereare two graders for grammar and spelling. These are objective tests that come with answer sheets. Teacher is left to check writing assignments that only he is qualified to handle. Spelling graders take home Friday’s spelling tests and return them graded on Monday morning. Grammar graders collect homework
- 85. Messenger, $575 Twostudents handle all errands to other classes or the office. These students must be able to deliver oral messages accurately and must know the school staff.
- 86. Police Officer, $500 A police officer has several duties. Each one patrols a selected area of the room. The officer has a book with the names of all the students in his jurisdiction. If a student breaks any of the class rules, the officer keeps a record of the infraction. The officer collects all the fines that students pay for breaking rules. There are usually 3 to 5 police officers.
- 87. Video Monitor, $575 The video monitors keep the collection of videos organized in the class library. They are responsible for checking these out to students on Fridays and for collecting video work and videos Monday morning.
- 88. Recycler, $500 Twomonitors recycle the class waste. Cans are taken each day to recycling bin.
- 89. Attendance Monitor, $475 This student must have outstanding attendance. The monitor silently takes attendance each morning and accepts notes from returning students to be kept on file.
- 90. Clerks, $550 Thereare usually about three students acting as official clerks. These students pass out and collect papers. They also keep materials organized and know where everything in the closet is stored.
- 91. Librarian, $525 Thisstudent is in charge of the class library (of Newberry Medal winners used for book reports). Students go to the librarian to return or check out books.
- 92. Seat Rental Bel-AirFront of the room - $1,000 Beverly Hills Middle of the room - $750 Hollywood Next to the video library - $700 Santa Monica Near the water fountain - $675 Skid Row Back of the room - $550
- 93. Seat Rental Shangri-La -Rustan’s – SM – Metropolis - Liana’s
- 94. Bonus Money Perfect SpellingTest (After 3 in a row, the amount doubles) $50 90% on any other test $50 100% on any other test $200 Completing a weekend video assignment $50 Perfect attendance for the month $100 Coming to school early for extra Math $100 Staying after school for Shakespeare $100 Joining the school orchestra $100 Joining the school chorus $100 Playing guitar with the teacher during recess and lunch $100 Being complimented by another teacher $200
- 95. Fines Tardy (this doubleswith each offense $50 Missing homework $50 Rudeness, such as not listening when another student is speaking $50 Messy desk (discovered in police raids) $100 Dishonesty $500
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- 98. Teach Time Management:On Friday before dismissal Friday, 4:00 p.m. – leave school Monday, 7:00 a.m. – back in school 63 hours to spend Sleep: 8 x 3 = 24 Sunday family worship, etc. = 3 hours Time left to do whatever: 36!
- 99. Classroom Culture 0 anxiety Level 6 Thinkers Support and Respect Laughter/Humor Low Pressure, High Support Environment
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- 171. This is theVision for your class:
- 172. students veryproud to be in your class; students are very happy to be in your class: they think the other classes are pitiful compared to yours
- 173. students fromother classes envy your class; they’d want to be there
- 174. parents areso satisfied and confident with you because they know their Class Adviser genuinely cares for their children: they’re just too eager to help you and support you
- 175. parents’ satisfactioncomes specially from the realization that you are a role model for their child: virtuous, upright, moral, high impact teacher
- 176. parents andstudents speak highly of your professionalism, your punctuality, your firmness but fairness, your kindness, your positive attitude: that you bring out the best in the students
- 177. they mayhave complaints and issues, but your presence, your attitude, your support all make the problems look trivial and insignificant
- 178. your studentssupport you through and through; the last thing they’d ever want is to upset you, offend you or be in disfavor with you
- 179. they maylose trust in some teachers, in systems, in curriculum: but your being their child’s Class Adviser makes up for whatever shortcomings there are. And they are still able to say: IT’S STILL WORTHWHILE TO BE IN THIS SCHOOL!
- 180. you arethe spirit of the class; the soul of the Team; the magic behind the great class that it is
- 181. the teamspirit is so strong: failure of one student causes sadness for the whole class; and success of one student is great joy for the whole class.
- 182. there maybe misunderstandings among the students every now and then, but they are ready to forgive for the sake of Class Unity
- 183. This is thevision. This is what our classes can become… regardless of however our class may have been last year, or in the previous years.
- 184. If there isanything right now that the school needs to become a really great school, it is this: a set of EFFECTIVE CLASS ADVISERS!
- 185. Our roleis to produce MEN and WOMEN of CHARACTER: the Class Advisers are the single, most important factor for the school’s success in this task: not the academic subject teacher, not the Guidance Counselor, not the Principal.
- 186. we teachthem integrity when we come to class PUNCTUALLY everyday. 2 minutes before start of the day, eager and ready. Not dragging our feet.
- 187. they learnintegrity in the way we carry ourselves: they know
- 188. This is theVision for your class
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