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Show School (xs and Vj Home 1 by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty - Executive Secretory s J Utah Education Association ' I remember vividly a sixth grade student who showed up at school with a wide assortment assort-ment of bruises. The child had flunked a test. Those bruises were the result of severe physical punishment by the student's parent. There are obviously better ways to help students. Among the things parents can do to help their children take tests and otherwise other-wise find success in school are: (1) PROVIDE a quiet, well-lighted study area without distractions. (2) See that there is adequate time for study and review. (3) Don't force a schedule on the child that is too rigid, but encourage en-courage acceptance of responsibility re-sponsibility in getting the Commenting on his appointment. ap-pointment. Mr. Hanson said he envisions a IOO-piece band initially, plus a flag corps. Ulahnas and drum major. He will implement a "fast high-power high-power step" and a band that provides "pure entertain-ment-no military drill. "WE WILL present pageant-type shows during hall-time at football games and use plenty of props." he explained. "I'm confident we can build one of the finest marching bands in the west." he added. The band will change its format for performance at basketball games. THE NEW director will be introduced at the Utah-Arizona Utah-Arizona basketball game. Friday. Feb 13. task of studying accomplished. ac-complished. (4) See that your child gets enough rest, relaxation and proper food. (5) If a test is failed, don't scold or intimidate. Rather, review the lest discussing the errors and the correct answers. Use it as a learning experience. (6) Commend vour youngster for successes in school, but make sure such commendation is sincere and deserved. Tests are important and serve several worthwhile purposes. They help the teacher to find out how well students are doing in school, pinpoint areas where students can use additional help, and are used to assign grades. TESTS also help teachers to perform belter If a teacher notices an excessive number of incorrect answers to a certain cer-tain test question or area of studv. this may say something significant. The teacher may have felt that sludents had mastered this area of study But. the test results may be telling the teacher that a review is in order, important concepts were missed, etc. Excessive punishment of children who fail tests can be self-defeating. This could cause unnecessary fear of tests and a dislike for school. After all. very tew. if any, go through lile'wilhout failing some tests. Tesls should be part of a positive learning experience. IT'S BETTER to raise a child's level of excitement for learning than to raise welts! |