How can I get my grades 6-12 art students to strive for quality, not mediocrity in their projects?
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You need to give them explicit directions about what you expect from them.  Maybe you are leaving out the details.  Usually you will get exactly what you've allowed for.  Why not give them an example of each grade so that they can visualize your rubric?
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find out what motivates the student. Some are competative with their peers and that alone is motivation. Others need to know that what they are working on translates into real world scenarios. Good Luck!
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ask them nicely to demonstrate for you, so that you get a better idea of what exactly they want from you. if they can't, i don't think they have a clue what teaching is about. if they do a good job, then just copy it.
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Ask the teacher what project she's always wanted to see done but hasn't.  This will get a great idea and will get you extra points with her at the same time.
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ok i have seen these elections when i was in HS a few yrs back lol. The people that stood out the most to me is the ones who were LOUD, RESPECTFUL, and got the POINT. Give a few examples of things u think would help better the school and tell your fellow students how u woudl go about geting those things achieved. Dont try to sound nice cause they want go-getters. Sounds sincere as possible. And please be honest. u Have an ok sketch. Do something, or wear something to spice it up. STAND OUT!
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Some times its better to keep it all good without crap, but simetimes a teacher is just asking for the crap. Its okay to have a little crap, but keep the crap level low and quality level high :)
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Capture their interest.  Enrapt students learn more than you can ever force upon them.  Have fun together.  Field trips.  Hands-on.  Wake them up with a joke that fits engineering and/or is about engineers.  Act like a friend, interested in their success.  Still, be just aloof enough to command professional control and respect.\n\nMeet with some teachers who love their job and their students.  Let them tell you how they succeed.
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Please view the website that I have listed.  While most of the materials are for older students and adults, maybe some of the activities can be adapted for preschool children.  \n\nInstead of using the basic "study circles" format maybe the students could do art projects to talk about their community and feelings.  Or, plan activities where the students have to work together to figure out puzzles or play games.  Once you get children started they usually figure out things on their own.  I've worked with young students for the past few years through the organization Junior Achievement, its not directly related this organization taught students about entrepreneurship and personal finance, but I learned that young people are very attuned to what goes on in their community.\n\nHave a community day/show and tell were students bring in something from home that explains their culture.  Try to get parents involved if you can.  Afterall, "It takes a village to raise a child."  As I am sure you are probably aware, lessons come in many forms they don't always have to center around pointing out differences and saying its bad to make judgements.  Just show them the different cultures that are out there through story, food, clothing, and other fun activities.
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I teach third graders (8-9 year olds). I arrange their individual desks in groups of 4-5 with two people side-by-side- and then two facing them and maybe one on the end.  I select students who are lower to put next to average students and then higher students with average or low students. I give them many opportunities to discuss ideas in partners next to them(elbow partners) and partners across from them (mirror partners). They can also discuss things as a whole group which I allow them to name their table together. I also set up a reading corner.with pillows and books of varying levels. If you have room, you can set up a writing table to publish their writing. It could contain various papers, pre-made blank books, envelopes, markers, crayons, hole punches and zig-zag scissors. I have lots more ideas but hopefully this will help for now...Good Luck!
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show them to who? your parents? if so, before you show them your grades, write up a plan of what you will do to improve (ways to study better, extra credit ideas, organization plan, etc.) and present that to your parents at the time that you show them your grades. this will show them that your grades do matter to you and that you really want to improve. and stick to the plan! hope this works =)
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i think your asking how to make class intresting for students.. Hands on...  Make everything and anything hands on. They may complain but really its alot more fun than reading straight out of the book. Anything you can relate to real life sistuations is better too. Both of these are more affective with younger kids of course. once you hit high school levels theres just about no nope.. However, Hands on things always make it more fun. Or let them do group projects. Another great thing is make it a game. Like jeprody.. I always liked when my teachers turned things into comitition becuase kids are ALWAYS gonna be conpetivie. Split the class in groups and make it a game.. There ovbiously has to be a reward. Like a piece of candy or 2 extra credit points on the next test or quiz..
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Congratulations to you, and a hearty cheer for taking on such a challenging task.\n\nI arrived mid year once to teach 8th grade English and History.  The situation was not as...degenerated as you describe, but it was tough for both sides.\n\nI think others have given valuable advice.  These kids need structure and enforcement of rules, whether they know it or not.  Make your rules fair and apply them equitably and you should have some success.\n\nI do disagree with the idea of using a Homework pass as a reward.  Don't we assign homework because of it's value to learning?  Letting a student earn the privilege not to do an assignment completely dilutes its educational value to the students left doing it.  Other rewards are certainly useful, though.  Stickers actually work to motivate a lot of kids.  Even though they're in 10th grade, they'd still like to bring home a "refrigerator paper" to show mom and dad (or whoever's at home).\n\nI think you also need to acknowledge out loud the things many of these kids have gone through outside of school, as well as the turmoil they have faced in school with this course.  Lay out your rules early and often.  Follow through with disciplinary action, but be a nice, reasonable person.  Find out what the school administration would consider success for this course this year, tell the kids, then go for it.\n\nBest wishes.
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Get them active, in maths for e.g get them picking balls out of bags a write down results, the more involved they feel the more fun it'll be so the more they will remember!  I hope I've helped!!! Good luck teachings hard!!!
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When warm weather settles in, take them on a nature hike.  Most teens will think this is cheesy, but the competition will soon settle in.\n\nPlay a seeking game.  Create a list of items, with points attached, of things that are around their school.  List the scientific name (ones studied in class and some hard one for bonus pts)...deducting points if they have to ask about their common name.\n\nItems can included leaves, feathers, rocks, etc.  Make it a week long project where kids can work in teams.\n\nMy 10th grade Bio teacher did this...and even though we moaned at first at how childish the game was...we all aced our test the following week, and had a good competition.\n\n(We got some sort of reward, but I forget what it was.)
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Group work, hands down.  Students learn more from each other than they learn from lecture.  Give assignments to groups (even just simple worksheets) and have them turn ONE in for the whole group.  Never let the groups grow beyond 5 or 6 members and assign the members randomly to their groups.  You'd be amazed how much they learn from each other and how much they enjoy and retain the material
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Don't worry about the "correct" grade.\n\nBeing held back s one of the best things  that can happen to  a child.\n\nIt guarantees that he will be one of the older kind in his class.  Things come much easier to the older kids.  The younger kids are always scuttling along, trying to keep up.\n\nWhy make things harder than they have to be?
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give them a theme like under the sea or something. Then judge it based on creativity, colorfulness, design, etc. hpe that helps