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Chapter 5 - Searching the Haystack

p. 85 - Look at the list of possible reasons for skipping school on p. 85, and decide which ones you believe are true. Refer to the Belief or Fact discussion on p. 84 to determine the difference between beliefs and facts.

We believe that there are many ways, other than skipping, that show evidence of student disengagement. In our experience in elementary schools "truancy" is less of an issue than persistent illness, or the number of students who are completely disengaged while in the classroom. How do we reach the students who are not misbehaving, but also not learning?

Hey, skipping isn't new! Some of the reasons that they skip are...like the latest release of Call of Duty... but that is a longstanding problem.