At Valley Middle School it is my goal to help provide a supportive environment in our educational community where growth is encouraged. . Some of these teachers have the good fortune to be recognized for their excellence. There was a range of responses but the comments focused on six major suggestions. The best students do chores. The teachers agreed having regular, reasonable, and developmentally appropriate chores at home were a must for developing personal responsibility.
Chores help students develop a work ethic.
Sometimes this amounts to simply keeping their room picked up and taking out the garbage. For older students regular preparation of a meal or two per week, laundry, and cleaning are reasonable. The best students have parents with high expectations for class attendance and appropriate behavior. Regular classroom attendance and punctuality are a minimum standard for these students. Good students also have parents who establish a daily reading time with or for their children.