Not exact matches
«Kids are most likely to confide in their peers first when they're in trouble, but in our evaluations we found, to our surprise, that most
referrals for help came
from teachers.
In most schools, parents and students dread being called to the principal's office, but at Monaco Elementary, these are all «positive
referrals,» for which Gerzon - Kessler reads detailed praise
from a
teacher to the student, in English or Spanish, as his or her family looks on.
And education studies have shown Black and Latino students taught by
teachers who share their racial background have improved academic results, benefit
from a culture of higher expectations and fewer discipline
referrals.
• Expertise issues: It is often hard for
teachers to distinguish what may be «normal adolescent issues»
from real mental health problems, and so they worry they could offend a student or her family with a
referral.
Working with the assistant principal, this team examines
referrals from teachers and seeks to identify at - risk students for counseling to address trauma, reactive anger, substance abuse and grief.
However, within days, we received three more
referrals for Jared — one
from a friend who said Jared «seemed sad and lonely»; a second
from his art
teacher reporting that his work had lately been focused on death and destruction; and a final
referral from Jared's sister, who attended a different high school.
Not only have we seen a serious decline in discipline
referrals, we also have seen an increase in positive behavior —
from both the students and the
teachers!
The second - grade
teacher found that, for one student in particular, a half hour of tinkering every day led to a reduction in office
referrals by 70 percent
from fall to spring.
A controversial bill aimed at ensuring
teachers accused of sexual misconduct and other immoral acts can be more easily removed
from the classroom is now awaiting
referral in the Senate Rules Committee before its eventual hearing by the Senate Education Committee.
Student motivation is falling and unhappy
teachers are looking for more support
from a leadership team that is already dealing with too many disciplines,
referrals, and suspensions.
Establish procedures for school administrators to identify
teachers who may be having difficulty managing classrooms effectively, preventing discipline problems
from occurring, or making appropriate disciplinary
referrals, and to provide those
teachers with assistance and training.
Referrals from teachers are just the beginning of consulting efforts to ensure student safety and development.
An accompanying and powerful body of research is building about resilience and the capacity of humans to thrive in the face of traumatic life events.7 Resilience is the ability to respond to experiences, fostered by the clinicians,
teachers, friends, family, and community in one's life.8 Support
from others,
referrals as needed, and the simple act of having a trusted provider listen nonjudgmentally and with compassion can provide support.
I got a deans
referral from my bio
teacher because I walked out of class.