Some important activities!
1) We've partnered with the local public elementary school and Sheridan students visit daily to work with kindergarten and first graders to improve their reading and language skills. Our students love helping the younger students!
2) We're touring Micron technologies tomorrow! Look sharp students! This is GREAT company for which to work! Get it together!
3) We've been approved to issue "I-20" Student Visa forms for foreign students!!!!!
We need HOST families to help other students experience the American high school culture.Please contact us if you can host a foreign student for a 9 month or 5 month visit.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Monday, February 13, 2006
Why the first week(s) at Sheridan Academy may be tough.
Many students "hate" the first week or two at Sheridan Academy. There are some simple explanations for this: First, we usually grade an assignment immediately after the student completes it. If the assignment is not up to the student's abilities, and Sheridan's requirements, the assignment is redone before moving on to the next task. Immediate feedback allows the student to correct any errors, ask for guidance, and expand his/her knowledge base. Unfortunately, many student come from large classrooms where assignments submitted often took a day or two to be returned. Immediate feedback can be frustrating for a student who is accustomed to just turning in (or not turning in) mediocre work and not seeing the grade until much later.
Second, we hold our students to higher levels of accountability. Teenagers are capable of higher standards expected in most situations. Sheridan Academy focuses on those traits that will allow the students to acquire the best education, be SUCCESSFUL in other learning environments, and STAND OUT as educated, talented, CLASSY youth who have vision, acceptance, and GOALS on which they are working everyday!
When a student dresses poorly, makes inappropriate comments, is selfish, submits sub-par work, they are CALLED on it and this may create frustration--this is growth. Our students will be held to standards higher than those in their past learning environments.
Many students "hate" the first week or two at Sheridan Academy. There are some simple explanations for this: First, we usually grade an assignment immediately after the student completes it. If the assignment is not up to the student's abilities, and Sheridan's requirements, the assignment is redone before moving on to the next task. Immediate feedback allows the student to correct any errors, ask for guidance, and expand his/her knowledge base. Unfortunately, many student come from large classrooms where assignments submitted often took a day or two to be returned. Immediate feedback can be frustrating for a student who is accustomed to just turning in (or not turning in) mediocre work and not seeing the grade until much later.
Second, we hold our students to higher levels of accountability. Teenagers are capable of higher standards expected in most situations. Sheridan Academy focuses on those traits that will allow the students to acquire the best education, be SUCCESSFUL in other learning environments, and STAND OUT as educated, talented, CLASSY youth who have vision, acceptance, and GOALS on which they are working everyday!
When a student dresses poorly, makes inappropriate comments, is selfish, submits sub-par work, they are CALLED on it and this may create frustration--this is growth. Our students will be held to standards higher than those in their past learning environments.
Sunday, February 12, 2006
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