I don't have a classroom, but I can comment on what I am seeing with the students who come to my office. More than medical issues, I am seeing more kids with mental health and family issues that are interfering with success at school. This year I am also seeing kids with what people are calling "school avoidance". These students usually complain of headaches and stomach aches and appear in the health room often. What I find even more interesting are some of the parents who enable this behavior by allowing them to go home at every whim. Taking this one step further, I know a parent who gets her son's nurse practioner to excuse all of his absences ( writes he had a "virus" or a sore throat or strained muscles, etc.). Sometimes it can be difficult to convince these students and parents that attendence is essential for school success.
2 comments:
Debbie,
AAAARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!
I feel your pain. At school or football practice. At school they get sick on test days and at practice they are sick on the conditioning days and healthy again on game days. By the way god luck on Friday.
Joe
Debbie,
I see the same things on a daily basis. I wish that we could find the trick to get all students interested in school. Often times it is their home life that deters their desire to do something with their life. I guess we have to try to make a difference one student at a time. What has worked for my students is to find something that the student is good at and provide them with opportunities to share it. It seems that this helps build their self-confidence and in turn motivates them to try new things. Karla
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