It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
- Commitment to the days or weeks you volunteer helps the teacher plan ahead. Be there when you say you will. The kids will notice.
- Continuity in following school rules and guidelines matters. Those ideas are in place for important reasons.
- Collaboration with the teacher aligns your efforts with the discussion and activities in the classroom.
- Consistent Conversation with students through the use of school procedures that build respect and equity are vital.
- Critical Thinking skills help student develop their ability to become independent thinkers who use a variety of techniques to find answers.
- Compassion for where a student is functioning on any given day develops their confidence that 100% is the goal, but some days only 40% or 60% is available.
- Creativity and flexibility ways of thinking reinforces the idea that most problems have more than one acceptable solution.
- Common Sense when selecting what to share with kids is important. Share the level of information that is needed; same the minutia for another time.