Sunday, October 21, 2012
Oh man, it's week two...
Action research, it's not just for doctorates.
Until I started this class, I had never even heard of the term "Action Research." Now every time I hear it, I think of a superhero. It takes someone with a lot of commitment, drive, and will to take on things such as writing an action research project. Not just because it requires constant and persistent work, but because it means that they are willing to "put it out there." Taking the time to research ideas to help our kids and then just throwing them out there for all to see and criticize, well, gutsy. I hope that I can get it right.
During this assignment, I have learned that it isn't just something that a select few should try. Even if you are not wanting to create a multi-chapter dissertation based on research, anyone and everyone in the educational community should be willing to take a good hard look at what they or their district is doing and see if there is a way to make it better. Just think, what if you could be the one to make a difference in not just your students' life, but the whole campus or district. Wouldn't it be worth it to make the world a better place? Yeah, cliche, again. We all should be willing to take the time to at least look around at others' research and see if there is a way to "make it better." After all, we love these kids, lets do more for them.
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ReplyDeleteParents, guardians, anyone that is taking care of a child has a tremendous impact in the success of a student! We offer summer school for all K-12 students and it is required for students that are not reading at their grade level. We also offer this summer school on a voluntary basis for parents that want to keep their children in school even if, technically, standardized testing says they don't need it. We also have an after school ELL program, Team Mates mentors, anything to keep these kids in the educational loop. It isn't because their parents aren't educated, but it is to get them up to grade level as many of our students did not have previous teaching/speaking/writing/anything in English prior to coming to our schools. We also offer adult ELL classes that are packed and so we are doing what we can for the kids and the parents even though our state government expects us to have our kids speaking and writing perfect English, grade level appropriate English, in 4 years. It is intense but we are making great strides every year!
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