by Jon Adwell
Worth County Principal
Here at Worth County R-3 we have developed a tutoring program
for our students. The program is offered
to all but required for those who have a failing grade or a “D” in a core
class. We have taken all our secondary
teachers and divided them up for morning and evening tutoring. Each session has a core class teacher and a
non-core teacher available for the students.
Our tutoring schedule runs four days
a week as follows: Monday – Science,
Tuesday – Math, Wednesday – History, and Thursday – Language Arts. If a student has a low grade in a core class
such as a “D” or an “F” they must attend one of these sessions either in the
morning at 7:30 a.m. or in the afternoon at 3:30 p.m. If the students should choose to not attend
the tutoring session they will not be allowed to attend or participate in any
extra activities dealing with school for that week. For example: FFA contest, Sporting events, FCCLA
events, dances, field trips etc…
When a student is placed on tutoring
they are required to attend for 3 weeks.
We are trying to change the thought of “just getting by” as being
acceptable. The faculty truly believes that all kids can learn. With that thought in mind we know that it is
human nature to only do what is expected of you. So therefore we are raising our standards and
not accepting failure or “just getting by”.
The new expectation here at Worth
County is “you can” and “will” be successful.
We all know that some subjects come easier to some than others but with
hard work good things happen. Is it
realistic that all students will be an “A” student? Probably not but, all students can have
success.
When a student is put on tutoring
they are expected to be at the tutoring the entire 3 weeks even after they
bring their grade up to a “C”. This is
in hopes of teaching the needed skills to master the subject they are
struggling with. Students are allowed to
correct assignments, which gives the teachers the opportunity to re-teach an
area that the students may not have gotten the concept of.
In closing I would like to thank all
the parents and community for their support helping us ensure that our youth
become successful. It takes a shared
interest and effort to see that our community continues to grow.
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