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“I wish teachers would understand the challenge of starting over — because that’s what we do. We start over everywhere we go.” MILITARY STUDENT THE DISHEARTENING PATTERN OF RELOCATION ADDS TO A MILITARY CHILD’S WORRIES ABOUT P ARENT DEPLOYMENT AND CAN RESULT IN EMOTIONAL WITHDRAWAL, ACADEMIC UNDERACHIEVEMENT AND MISBEHAVIOR. “The toughest move I ever had was when I was in fifth grade. I switched schools in December and I was failing all my classes—a nd I’m an honor roll student. I don’t fail classes. My teachers thought I was being disrespectful—but I was just miserable.” MILITARY STUDENT “Parents are a crucial part of a kid’s life, so when a child doesn’t have their parent—who might be their support system—there’s a piece of them missing. They want to compensate for that—or if they can’t, then there’s a barrier or a wall or something that could make it hard for them to open up or learn.” MILITARY STUDENT “That’s when you really need someone to talk to—like, hey, my father is gone, and I’m having a hard time doing this homework assignment. I’m going to get it done, but I just need to talk to someone about this to get it off my chest before I can concentrate on anything.” MILITARY STUDENT “They didn’t know what to do with us. The guidance counselor couldn’t figure out what classes to put them in, working out their schedule. My son ended up taking things he had already had—and had passed.” MILITARY PARENT “If we can incorporate the military right into the curriculum, help students feel a sense of pride in what their parents do and have everyone understand that, not just the military kids, it’s a wonderful thing. It doesn’t matter if you agree or disagree with policy or politics, these children’s parents have pledged to uphold and support our Constitution, and they are making sacrifices for the good of all.” MILITARY INSTALLATION STAFF MEMBER PAGE 26 Making School Work — ENHANCING THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
Measuring School Environment THE PROCESS ITSELF HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PROMOTE A MORE POSITIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY WHEN STUDENTS ARE EMPOWERED AS RESOURCES FOR INFORMATION.
Page 1 and 2: SUBJECT: Best Practices: BUILDING B
Page 3 and 4: Introduction This monograph on Best
Page 5 and 6: What you will see in the pages that
Page 7 and 8: These connected students enjoy the
Page 9 and 10: Caring Environment: A Precondition
Page 11 and 12: Build students’ social and emotio
Page 13 and 14: “My teaching has changed dramatic
Page 15 and 16: Safe and Structured Environment In
Page 17 and 18: MACARTHUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, FORT MEADE
Page 19 and 20: Academic Environment A sense of bel
Page 21 and 22: THE CROSSROADS SCHOOL, BALTIMORE, M
Page 23 and 24: Participatory Environment A more po
Page 25 and 26: “We realized we were expecting to
Page 27: Making School Work for Military and
Page 31 and 32: • The Organizational Climate Desc
Page 33 and 34: REFERENCES AND ADDITIONAL READINGS
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