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The Importance Of Student Achievement

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Student achievement is doing well academically, learning life skills, and using those skills to give back to the community. As you go through each grade you learn something new because each grade-level has its own requirements. There are many things that contribute to one's achievement such as your family, internal and external motivation, learning environment, etc. Everyone has different ways of thinking and interpreting things, so not everyone can take in the information the same way. Therefore, student achievement is met differently for everyone.
In the article, Jonathan breezed through elementary because he did not have to put in extra time and effort to do well. When middle school came around Jonathan suddenly lost interest. Due to this he stopped doing homework and studying for tests which resulted in his grades dropping drastically. Children like Johnathan hold a belief that smartness is fixed. In other words they think looking smarter is more important rather than learning and fully understanding concepts. Kids who have this fixed mindset tend to view mistakes as a threat which result in the loss of motivation.
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Instead of the stickers I would recommend spicing things up with things kids would love and help their mindset. Some examples are: having a cute toy, picking from the treasure chest (small things), or gold star prizes. With each of the prizes I would add a personal message for the kid.
What kid doesn’t like getting gifts especially cute ones? No one. Kids love getting prizes for things they have done and it is a great motivator for those who might lack in school or doing their school/homework. Every last friday of the month if a student has done most of their work and show their step by step process the teacher can award them based on how well they have

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