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The Phenomenal Student: Parental Involvement When I first announced to friends and colleagues that Parental Involvement would be a part of my Phenomenal Student rubric, many asked: “What about helicopter parents?” I understood why they asked the question. The four words no teacher wants to hear is “They’re a PTO parent.” Personally, I’ve had aContinue reading “The Phenomenal Student: Parental Involvement”

As I press forward with the blog, I’ll post former Reflections of my first few years as teacher. Here’s the first. It’s a Reflection that I wrote at the end of last year where 91 percent of my kids passed the Reading S.T.A.A.R. and 87 percent passed the Math S.T.A.A.R. They earned it, too. TheyContinue reading “A Phenomenal Reflection: “They Were Phenomenal””

The Phenomenal Student: Leadership To be a leader, a person must exhibit several characteristics. And once they become a leader, they must work to hone that skill. For a student to be a Phenomenal Leader, they must excel in five key areas. Responsible: Is the scholar responsible? Do they always return paperwork? Can you trustContinue reading “The Phenomenal Student: Leadership”

The Phenomenal Student: Behavior Student behavior. It seems that teachers, at times, talk about that more than kid’s academic ability. So, I found it fitting to make it part of The Phenomenal Student rating scale. But before I reveal my behavior rubric, I wanted to share a few techniques that helped me turn problem child’sContinue reading “The Phenomenal Student: Behavior”