The days are getting closer to the end of school. Steven Weber offers some tips on how to finish strong in the final few weeks. Steven is the Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.
From a recent blog by Steven ....
In the classic movie Hoosiers (1986), “Shooter” Flatch, the assistant basketball coach calls “Timeout!” In the huddle, he tells the team “This is the last shot that we got….We’re going to run the Picket Fence….Don’t get caught watching the paint dry!” As classrooms across the United States enter the final days of the school year, I am reminded of this scene from the movie. ‘This is the last shot that we got’ with each of our students. Are we going to have Field Day, Movie Day, Pajama Day, Beach Day, Popcorn Day, and Free Day? Are we going to coast until the final bell rings or are there more intentional ways to end the school year?
In recent years, I have seen several positive ways to spend the final weeks of the school year. Students come to school thirsty for learning. I understand that there are more discipline referrals at the end of the year and that some students are trying to get suspended from school so they can start the summer break early. What if we made the end of the school year more fun than watching the paint dry?
