HowTo: Have a good advisory
Eat. Stop at the store. Pick up some donuts, mini-muffins, and assorted fruit. Advisory isn’t a fun place for students. Make it more inviting. Bribery through food is a good start.
Apologize. Mainly apologize for using the “curriculum” you’re supposed to be using. Be honest. Tell them you were trying to the the [...]
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The background
Each teacher at my school is assigned what they call a mentor/mentee group. It’s generally the same idea as an Advisory, Forum, Seminar, etc. that many schools are doing nowadays. We meet every other week for 30 minutes.
The first meeting was essentially to fill out paperwork. The second and third meetings students [...]
