Indifference to the assignment and to the possibility of receiving a failing grade, lack of support at home, apathy toward completing assignments, and laziness -- those are just some of the problems Missouri teacher Cindy Shields deals with. Shes found a unique method of fighting all those challenges, however.
Whenever students in her class do not complete an assignment, they must fill out a "task analysis sheet" (TAS) answering these questions about the assignment:
"I am able to keep better records on the students' progress," Shields says. "If work is not completed due to poor time management, I usually work with the student on improving work habits. If I receive more than two sheets from a student, I contact the parents. If the student is not doing the assignment from a lack of understanding or poor skills, I can use that opportunity to help the student on an individual basis."
One surprising outcome Shields reports is that several students have improved their work habits, solely because they do not like having to complete the questions on the TAS.
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