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Skipping

I have students that will skip class every day. I have build rapport with my students so they stopped skipping my class, but they keep skipping other core classes. I do not know how to get my students to care about school or their future. I tell them I will write them up, or call their parents, but it does not seem to upset them. How do I get my students to care about school and about their futures?

Posted on: 10/08/18 | Views: 965
Solution #1
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If the students are still skipping, perhaps (one-on-one allow them to come into your class during lunch to talk. Try to discuss what they want out of life, where they see themselves in x-number of years. If they don't have much self-esteem/respect, encourage them that you see the potential in them and then explain how difficult it is to see them throwing it away by skipping class. Make sure to emphasize that you care about their future because they are your student. Offer the student a re-group time either the next week or in the next two weeks to just talk about things if they are willing. Hopefully, this meaningful conversation should help a little along with the promise to be available in the future.

I like how the solution is to personalize with the student. This is important because sometimes students cry out in ways we might think is wrong. They may need to hear encouraging words. 10/10

I think when they get to high school level the best thing you can do is just talk to them. Having these one-on-ones is what I would do if I saw one of my students having an issue of being motivated.

I think this is a great solution for this situation. It would be good to have a talk with those students to try and encourage them.

I agree with this solution.

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Solution #2
In my opinion the best thing to do would be to sit down and have a talk with them. I would try and see what type of future they want to have for themselves and see if maybe something is going on at home that may be causing them to not care about school or wanting to do anything. Another thing would be maybe try and help them find something that they love and if they know that they have to go to school to do it they may actually want to do well in classes.

I think this is the best response. Talk to the students. Because as a student they are always viewed as they can't make decisions for themselves and tend to rebel to show others they can. So it would be best to have a one-on-one and see where that takes you.

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Solution #3
Trying to discipline them is not always the answer. Talking to them on a personal level might help change their attitude. More than likely they do not have a good home life and parents that care for them.
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Solution #4
For the students that play sports. Maybe you could contact their coaches and work together to get the skipping to stop.
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Solution #5
Some of the ways that I would try to help my students understand to care about school and their futures would be to explain to them how important school is and that it is something that will follow them forever through their careers and the rest of their school career. I feel that by helping the students understand how they are affected later on in life is a great way to help them stop skipping!
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Solution #6
You need to build a relationship with the students. On the first day of class this is where if the students can take you seriously or not. If you seem the type of teacher that is lecturing all class period or handing out piles of homework/ assignments, they will not want to attend class and have the feelings of not wanting to finish school. Include parents, warning the students that you will call their parents will not fix the situation. Family Involvements are key to a successful student's schooling career.
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Solution #7
If you have established a solid rapport with your students then utilize it. You can briefly discuss with them the consequences that are produced from skipping class. Personally, I skipped school all the time in my freshmen year of high school. Although I had all A's, the administration threatened to fail me in all of my classes because I missed over 20 days in a semester. I was not being challenged in school, so I just did not bother to go. This could be the same situation for some of your students. Ask them and have a serious discussion.
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Solution #8
I would try talking to them on a personal level and get them to understand the importance. I would also begin taking things that is important to them away.
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Solution #9
If you have rapport with the students, you should take the time to talk to them about why they are skipping class and ask them what they want to do in the future. Also, my CT has progress reports with some students who had attendance problems and they get it signed from their teacher every class period and their teachers put comments about how they were in class. It seems to be really effective. Of course, there is an incentive offered to the students if they get it filled out and all of the information is positive.
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Solution #10
Parents should be contacted right away. They may have no idea that their child is even skipping class. If parents do not seem to care there will need to be outside support for yourself to try and get the skipping under control. Administration should get involved to try and help assess the situation.
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Solution #11
If the students are showing up to your class, then technically this does not fall under being your problem. You cannot control the interest levels or the rapport between the teachers and the students in their other classes. If you really feel a need to take action, then I recommend having a talking with them about your feelings regarding them skipping their other classes. Obviously the students care about your feelings, so you may be able to "guilt" them into showing up to their other classes.
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Solution #12
If a student is skipping class, they likely will not respond to punishment. They already value their academic performance little. Instead I would reach out and try to be personable, see why they want to skip and the consequences of flunking. Try and show that you genuinely care for their success, and that they are only harming themselves by doing so. Offer your ability to help if there are issues, be it with the material or outside the classroom.
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Solution #13
If this persists, I would continue to contact the parents. Make sure that the parents are aware that they are responsible to have their child present in school. This is considered to be truancy, and I would enforce the school system's consequences in accordance with truant policies.
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Solution #14
It sounds like your students really need that intrinsic motivation and outside support given to them! I think continuing to build that rapport and reminding them that their success is important to you might help. Also, showing them the results of doing well in school might help. Many students think that there is only one way to go in life, and it based off the environment around you (Join the military, work in fast-food, go to college, etc.) Showing them that there are many pathways in life and that they can achieve any of them, may help strengthen that motivation to attend class!
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Solution #15
Try relating to them on a personal level. Set aside some time to get to know your students so you can plan activities on things they like.
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Solution #16
I think that it is extremely hard to get students to care about school and their future. One thing that comes to mind that may be able to help is to find something the students are passionate about and try and take that away from them. If their is a student who is on one of the schools sports teams, talk to the coach and threaten suspension from games if they do not start coming to class.

I would not take away the thing they are passionate about. Not everyone is wired for school but maybe they'll go on to play in the NFL or something. As long as they aren't failing and you can see they are learning something thats a plus. Talk to the coaches to see if they can help improve their motivation in academics.

If I would in this situation, I would not take away the one thing they are passionate about. I would encourage these students and have a talk with them.

I disagree with this post, because this might make the situation worse and might ruin any student relationship you have.

I agree with this solution.

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Solution #17
All you can do is continue to forge that bond with them, and hope that eventually they will understand the importance of not skipping classes. It is great that you have been able to get them to start coming to your class, so maybe talk to the other teachers, and get them to try to forge that same bond with them, so they start to attend those classes as well. Part of them skipping may be because of issues that they have with those teachers, so getting those teachers to create a connection with the student would probably help the student come to those classes, like they have started to for yours.
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Solution #18
hi, show them a video promoting success or the rewards having a job or coming to school offers them. encourage the student and don’t degrade them.
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Solution #19
I would try and use the connection you have and expand it to the other classes. They may get bogged down in the unlikability of certain teachers, but try not to play ball and just speak on the consequences that skipping will have for their academic success. As you noted, punishment will not encourage them to disengage with the behavior and will likely only cause them to double down, so you'll need to walk a line of empathy as to why this apathy has set in.
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Solution #20
I would suggest keeping the students after school and finding out what they are doing instead of coming to school. First, remind them about why school is important and then work with them in bringing something of interest into the school day. Allowing them time to work in the library instead of sitting in the classroom.
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Solution #21
I would ask the students what goals they have in life. And if they want to work toward a goal then you can tell them the ways to do that. I would also have prizes for staying in class
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Solution #22
hi, show them a video promoting success or the rewards having a job or coming to school offers them. encourage the student and don’t degrade them.
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Solution #23
You have to follow through with the threats, you can't just make them and not do them. I think if you called the parents or wrote enough referrals, the students would eventually care. Get administration involved as skipping is a very serious problem.
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Solution #24
If I were in this situation, I would send them to the principles office and see if you can get them suspended and sent home. I know from experience it is hard to get students to care about futures because they think they will not get very far. I believe that sometimes you have to show them what they are missing out on.
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