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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For meals, I’d like to see protein for breakfast - like some sort of egg dish. The kids eat pure sugar for breakfast and are starving two hours later, when a kindly teacher might give them a carb snack.

I’d limit the screen time in lower elementary and encourage parents to do the same. More time just reading a book to the class where they sit there and develop their listening and concentration skills.

I’d continually reinforce basic math facts - simple single digit addition, substitution, multiplication way longer than you’d think necessary.

Yes - identifying issues earlier, especially for kids whose parents can’t.

Encourage kids to do their multiplication flashcards at home and test them daily on it at the correct grade level.

Additional recess or outdoor time. Both a morning and afternoon recess or daily PE. Some hard exercise in the morning might really help the kids and lower the amount of time spent on classroom management. [/quote]

THANK YOU!  
Such great points!! [/quote]

Those are great points, but so many of those [b]require Home support [/b]and that’s exactly what so many of these kids lack.  some of these kids don’t have good parental oversight or involvement. Who is going to push them to do flashcards at home? some of these kids don’t have good parental oversight or involvement. Who is going to push them to do flashcards at home[/quote]

This is what original question asks...How? What is needed? Who does what? Who gets those parents the assistance? Some will say parents have to want the assistance. Some families are in situations where they can't help with assignments and it's a struggle to motivate kid. Adults are also working during hours when they could be at home reading with their kid or practicing math. Do you tell parents to tell Larla, "you have to get all As."? Does that work or will that backfire (you're not my Larla's parent)? Students say their parents get home later, they eat dinner later than what is considered dinner time in US of A, they sleep later. [/quote]

That's where community comes in. You don't have to eat dinner at a specific time.  Some folks eat at 5pm some folks eat at 8:30.  Both is fine.  The question is when does your family and community engage.  This is why after school care, and Boys and Girls Club, and Church youth groups exist.[/quote]

Ok. Are B&G clubs in schools to engage and help students? Or do mcps students go to b&g clubs (is it a coordinated effort - bus comes picks them up at their school to take them to the club)? After care can be expensive for families. Not all schools have clubs in ES.[/quote]

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