middle school in practise

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Belgrave HeightsChristian School


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W hats happening toeducation?

j Its insanity to think that wecan keep on doing what we havealways been doing and expect a

different outcome.Einstein


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A dolescents - W hats Happening

to Them?


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to Them?


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to Them?


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to Them?


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to Them?


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j W hat is your experience?


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S ome Newspaper Headlines

Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash,

Expert Says Police Begin Campaign to Run DownJaywalkers

Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should BeBelted

Eye Drops off Shelf

Teacher Strikes Idle Kids

This is a minor distraction.


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IS NT IT TIME TO DO

S OMETHING DIFFERENT?S tudents in years 5-9 are;

j Underachieving,j Disengaged,

j Viewing school as irrelevant,

j Unmotivated


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The changing nature of society,together with the earlier onset of

puberty, has brought about analienation in early adolescents tothe traditional style of educational

delivery.


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!!!!A ttention Please !!!!

A day without sunshine, is like, you know, night.

Any time things seem to be going better, you haveprobably overlooked something.

Anything worth doing is worth giving to someone elseto do.

Death and taxes may be certain, but at least deathisnt annual.

Deja flu getting sick and tired of being sick andtired


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W HAT DID W E DO?Researched,

Planned,

Resourced,

Continually improve,

Trained,


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HO W DOE S IT LOOK?Core Teacher.

Home Room.

Develop Life Long Learners.

S elf Assessment.

S pecialist facilities.


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What are the benefits?Enhanced learning outcomes,

Increased learning experiences,

Centralised resources,

Enhanced professionalism,

Increased engagement and self awareness.


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j Can any of these ideas benefit

your environment?

What about you?j How receptive are you to

change?


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?Are you still awake?H ave you ever thought?

Af ter eating, do amphibians have to wait onehour be f ore getting out o f the water?

Why isn't there mouse-flavoured cat food?

Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?

What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

W hy is "abbreviation" such a long word?Who was the cruel person who put S in the word LISP?


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VIS IONj W hat is your VI S ION?

j W hat will it look like in 5/ 10 years?

j How is it going to improve what youare already doing?

j Communicate this to your schoolcommunity


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ADOPT A MODEL

j How are you going to achieve your vision?j W hat are you going to do thats different?

j Has any research been done?j W hat is the best way you can achieve

your vision?


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C ontinuing withProgress

Dont get disheartened if you dont endup with what you planned.

Allow time for others to catch the bug.WRITE IT DOWN!!!Continually train.


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H ow can we do thisbetter?

L ook for new and exciting ways toimprove.Keep up with best practice.Use your community resources.Get people sharing the WOW factor.Market your successes.


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j Dont promise the world and just deliver a cold pie.

Do what you said you were

going to do. If you dont endup doing it, tell peopleyoure not going to do it andwhy.

Merrick Brewer

middle school in practise

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