Getting Students on Task at Home by: Rishi Singh

Every student likes those random days off where they do nothing but sit around playing Fortnite and watching Netflix. They are often happy and think nothing is going to happen in school the next day. Personally, I've done the exact same thing. I never looked at the other side and saw what I'm missing and how I can get it done. Days off often cause struggles for the teachers. Either they zoom through the missed class assignments or they shrug it off. Moving too fast in class makes me feel nervous but mostly confused about the topic and what's going on. Shrugging it off is just wrong and has the students stressed out.

Teachers should try their hardest to get the kids to do their hardest to get on task and finish work from their homes. It's hard to get the students to work on a day off but if the teacher could give a brief explanation of what is happening, then the next class won't be full of blank minds. I had a teacher in 7th grade who would always give us a quick review of what will happen in the next class. This got us ready for whatever is going to be assigned to us before and at the end of class.

If all teachers took this idea and used it when students have days off, there wouldn’t be any stress for students and the teachers wouldn’t have to do quick sessions on what the students have missed. The students can get their work done and have nothing to review in class, which could affect their new class times. There are lots of small things that make a huge difference in out of school academic struggles. If teachers could simply tell the students what is happening next class, the students could be better prepared instead of being lost in a mind-numbing amount of information. Technology is also a better way of informing students.

Now there is Remind, GroupMe, and all types of social media in which teachers can contact their students, having them well prepared. Remind is a great recourse for teachers. It simply reminds the students to remember an assignment or to remind the students of a quiz or
test coming up. There are various ways for teachers to help students on days off and when they are absent. If teachers take these ways into consideration, there would be a dramatic difference on days off