The following blog is in response to the assignment that can be found here.
Absenteeism is a difficult issue that many teacher's have to deal with. Although this is a large problem, there are a few ways to help solve this problem. You can click this link here to view common reasons why students are missing school, so you can get more information and help put a stop to it.
Three ways to help students avoid getting behind after missing a day or more of school:
1. Give the student extra homework to work on what was done the day that they missed, so they are not missing extra practice.
2. Have the student stay in from recess or free time to get caught up on work.
3. Video new lessons taught, so the absent student can watch the video, and not miss out on the full explanation on the new topic.
To encourage good attendance, teachers can give awards or prizes to students who stay in good standing with attendance. For example, they could give a student a sticker each day they are present, and the stickers could be traded in for rewards. Giving certificates for good attendance could also encourage the students to come to school. An incentive like this would encourage the student to be present each day, so that they can receive the award for their attendance. I do not think that major consequences should be given to students who have poor attendance because, most of the time children have to miss because they are sick, or their parents are responsible for their absence. If the problem is getting out of control, I think talking to their parent or guardian would be necessary to try and help resolve the issue.