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Being an Effective RE-SEED Volunteer Five Observations That Can Make Your Volunteer Time More Productive
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Teaching is a “Good” Job in Boston Teaching is hard work, but salaries are $60- $90K which is high for someone with a BS Teachers don’t want to lose these jobs or be transferred to a “difficult” school Teachers are not usually interested in new and untried approaches that have not been approved by the administration
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Administration is a “Better” Job School principals make $100 - $150K in Boston. They want to hold on to these jobs. Principals have enough problems without RE- SEED volunteers adding to them.
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Help First – Make Small Changes Later Don’t try to cure medical problems Show the students how to use the (modern) internet to answer questions Correct pronunciation gently Support efforts in small ways financially Support services are frequently chaotic. Teachers may not have time to get materials needed for lecture.
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Careful! Students Are Tricky STFU – Students love power over authority figures Beats headphones West Texas Experience
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The Best Friends You’ll Ever Have Mondo story Students can be the best friends you’ll ever have.
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