I have this sheet of paper that I hand out to all of my students at least once a year called, Student's Work Ethic . I originally received this handout from Mrs. Smith, a mentor teacher from the first school that I taught at. She was never officially my mentor, but when I first became a teacher, she took me under her wing and was always there to encourage me and assist me whenever I needed it. Anyway, she handed me this paper when I was working with a certain student who wasn't doing their homework on a consistent basis. I knew that if this student would just start doing their homework, their grade would increase dramatically. Once I saw this handout, I knew that it would be something that I could use for a long time. It started with this slightly adjusted paraphrase of Colossians 3:22-24, (Put your name in the blanks:) Student, obey your teachers about everything, not only when the teachers are watching _________________ work, as people-pleasers do, but rat...
Striving to be a Samwise Gamgee in a world of Smeagols.