Re: Great idea for 6th grade..."Half-Way Day"

[Deb Logan <jd3logan@BRIGHT.NET>]

Hi, all!

    A couple of responses to my recent, "Half-Way Day" posting (see below)
made a good point that I felt needs to be shared.  It does need to be
emphasized that here are other educational options beyond high school.   (Our
school IS making a major push to encourage our students to consider college an
option. That same week in the library media center we had eighth graders doing
a major career research projects.  As part of the preparation for the project,
the collaborating teacher talked with the students about how income and
education impact lifestyle.  They looked at some very realistic income and
expense figures and then did some budgeting.  Earlier in the year we had a
career fair day.  We invited groups to set up booths in the gym to share
information about a variety of careers.  The local technical college &
university branch were there too.  Our 8th graders tour both campuses each
fall.)  For some schools, keeping students in school also requires some
efforts.  Knowing that they are more than halfway there might be encouraging
to some students to finish their high school education.

Deb

> Tha't a very cute idea and should be fun.  But on a more serious
> note, I hope the kids don't get the idea that education ends with high
> school graduation.  In the low income area where my school is, we have too
> many that don't think they even need to graduate from high school.

Original posting...

> >     Our school heard about a 6th grade celebration held in a nearby
> > school & we are getting ready to celebrate too.  At the end of this
> > semester, our 6th grade students will be half done with their
> > education.  We are planning to celebrate Half-way Day by doing things in
> > halves...
> >

--
Sincerely,
Deb Logan
Librarian/Media Specialist
Taft Middle School
Marion, OH
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