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3 critical areas necessary to boost student motivation

eSchool News

The lack of motivation has contributed to lower academic performance and increased dropout rates. For instance, encouraging students to identify their thought patterns through reflection exercises and guiding them in using goal-setting frameworks equips them to tackle challenges with clarity and resolve,” according to the report.

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TEACHER VOICE: College students who lack basic skills can learn to love reading and writing

The Hechinger Report

percent literacy rate , the seventh-lowest among the 50 states, and one of the highest school dropout rates. And even though they were high school graduates, many were only borderline literate. In 2017 New Mexico had an 83.5 At first, it was a struggle to engage my students, but I endeavored to open their minds. “My

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OPINION: A fresh start on school discipline isn’t optional — especially for schools serving underrepresented students

The Hechinger Report

Both adults and kids need to modify their behavior from time to time — for example, when they want to change eating or exercise habits. Our harsh school discipline policies are leading to an increase in repeat offenses, higher student dropout rates and a direct pipeline to the juvenile justice system.”.

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To Boost Mental Health, Try Team Sports or Group Exercise

MindShift

He still struggles with depression and social anxiety, but says exercising helps him — especially when it’s with his teammates. million adults and found — across age, gender, education status and income — people who exercised reported fewer days of bad mental health than those who didn’t.

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Online Classes Get a Missing Piece: Teamwork

Edsurge

The lack of social interaction could be one reason behind high dropout rates in online classes. This fall, students taking introductory statistics courses at six colleges will pilot using a tool to complete lab exercises in teams, working in sync with partners who are miles away.

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Where Are You on Your Personalized Learning Journey?

Edsurge

When James Smith became principal at Snowy Peaks three years ago, the school was a dropout prevention program on turnaround status. So the entire school, including the students, held a weeklong design thinking exercise on what they thought school should look like. He knew they had to do something different.

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Kids are failing algebra. The solution? Slow down.

The Hechinger Report

The exercise is from the book “Taking Action: Implementing Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices in Grades 9-12,” published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.). One day in February, she launched into an exercise in which students were to graph linear equations. Students are asked to fold two standard 8.5-by-11-inch

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