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  • Susan Drozd on 06 Mar 11
     
    Now THIS is what we are talkin' about!
  • Beth Adamczyk on 06 Mar 11
     
    Absolutely!!!! Can't wait!!
Susan Drozd

Adora Svitak: Changes Schools Should Make to Better Serve Students: A Student's View - 0 views

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  • A bigger step: I think it would be a good idea to have randomly assigned seating during lunch.
  • I've learned a lot from being able to have conversations with adults. So, teachers would be required to eat lunch with the students -- at least on certain days -- (and really, if they really can't stand students to the extent that they can't eat with them, should they be teaching?)
  • I definitely think that students need to get involved in decision-making on a deeper level, beyond simply being on an associated student government or student council.
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  • Let students have a voice -- use online technology to have students give constructive feedback to their teachers and school administrators. Implement student suggestions. Put students on school district boards. Allow students to help form curriculum and get their ideas on which assignments work best for them. Hold regular meetings where students are invited to speak to their school officials.
  • Finally, students should take international studies classes, since it's often shocking how little Americans know about other countries.
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