Comments on: Engagement http://brownie685.edublogs.org/2008/09/26/engagement/ Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:27:53 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: cafaulkner http://brownie685.edublogs.org/2008/09/26/engagement/comment-page-1/#comment-11 cafaulkner Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:43:39 +0000 http://brownie685.edublogs.org/?p=33#comment-11 I agree with what you say but i am going to be the devils advocate and ask.. Instead of teachers finding different ways, projects, or other motivators... why can't the students become more accountable? If they know they will not graduate, then they will try harder. I find that is the case more often than not. Don't get me wrong.. some do have problems but come on... if you can't read by the 4th grade... why should they go on? I agree with what you say but i am going to be the devils advocate and ask..

Instead of teachers finding different ways, projects, or other motivators… why can’t the students become more accountable? If they know they will not graduate, then they will try harder. I find that is the case more often than not. Don’t get me wrong.. some do have problems but come on… if you can’t read by the 4th grade… why should they go on?

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