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The Oakville Beaver, W ednesday A ugust 20, 2003 - C7 REGISTRATION * · Teachers: How can you keep kids in the classroom? were not important and necessary, it really would not be required. There will be disbelievers, of course -- especially if they are close to gradu ating from high school and have heard the stories of never having to attend their college classes, merely showing up for the tests and passing with flying colors. But high school is not college, despite the myth many seniors adhere to. learning they missed. In many cases, makeup lessons are essential. Phoning Home One tactic that works with students who haven't given up on themselves as learners is to call parents the first time they skip and require a parent-studentteacher conference the second and sub sequent times. This forces the families to either try harder or to give up, and makes sure parents are aware of the problem. Then they can make a conscious effort with their children. Disappearing Act Another way to handle the atten dance situation is to allow any absence to not only be excused but erased if the student comes in for an hour makeup before or after school (at your discre tion) within one week o f the absence. If they choose not to, they are still responsible not only for the assign ments, but. more importantly, for the You could have a stellar lesson plan, be recognized at the students' favourite teacher and have an award-winning bul letin board display. However, what good are all these treats of teaching if you don't have a packed audience of students each day. Exceptional attendance and punctuality could be a teacher's downfall and may prove to be a daunting goal to attain. Oftentimes the trouble extends much further than the student -- to his or her parents. Some parents will make up a barrage of excuses for their child when he or she oversleeps or doesn't feel like going to school that day. But there are ways you can curb a lit tle of this classroom/cabin fever. Permanent Record Sometimes merely keeping track of the students' tardies is motivation enough for them to prevent future occurrences. Require students to go to the office and get an admit to class before they can enter late. If a student accumulates three tardies, he or she serves a one hour after-school detention. While this plan is not fool-proof, especially when the problem o f parent corroboration is involved, it will cut down on those who hang out in the hall ways or try to sneak outside for a quick smooch or smoke behind the addition in the back of the school. Those who have no apparent regard for detention or who will skip school to avoid detention could be potential prob lems with this system. Remember that no one answer will solve all of your truancy and tardiness problems, but you may gain some con trol. 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