http://asiajones.edublogs.org/2008/12/20/part-of-the-problem-or-solution-you-decide/ Ideas that facilitate safe and effective learning environments. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:53:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://asiajones.edublogs.org/2008/12/20/part-of-the-problem-or-solution-you-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-19 asiajones Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:53:31 +0000 http://asiajones.edublogs.org/?p=25#comment-19 Many thanks for the suggestion/comment. I couldn't agree with you more. Many thanks for the suggestion/comment. I couldn’t agree with you more.

]]> http://asiajones.edublogs.org/2008/12/20/part-of-the-problem-or-solution-you-decide/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Gayle Graves Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:31:50 +0000 http://asiajones.edublogs.org/?p=25#comment-18 If there is a way to quantitate the positive effect that relationship building has on reversing the drop out rate, I would suggest this as a topic for your research. I see it in action daily and I absolutely know that making a person feel valued translates to a student caring about his/her future. Ideally teachers do there part to develope those relationships. But with so much emphasis on SOLs it is difficult for them to consistently have time and energy to create this important bond. School districts need to utilize support staff to create and maintain these relationships. Those who are Certified School Social Workers are uniquely qualified for this task and are a valuable asset. If there is a way to quantitate the positive effect that relationship building has on reversing the drop out rate, I would suggest this as a topic for your research. I see it in action daily and I absolutely know that making a person feel valued translates to a student caring about his/her future.
Ideally teachers do there part to develope those relationships. But with so much emphasis on SOLs it is difficult for them to consistently have time and energy to create this important bond. School districts need to utilize support staff to create and maintain these relationships. Those who are Certified School Social Workers are uniquely qualified for this task and are a valuable asset.

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