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Why are at-risk students at risk of failing school

? Lack of structure

11. What type of clothing did Harry Wong wear to school?

A pair of slacks from the outlet mall, a shirt that is on sale, and a three dollar tie.

3. According to Harry Wong, what are the three reasons he does not have the students pass their papers forward? •

Faster going across than up • So that the teacher can see the papers at all time • Students know what to do

2. What is the first procedure that Harry Wong talks about in getting students attention? •

He had his hand up with a goofy smile on his face.

4. What does S.A.L.A.M.E mean?

Stop and look at me

8. As you are ______ ___________, so shall you be __________, and as you are __________________, so shall you be _treated____.

dressed perceived perceived treated

7. According to the Harry Wong video, what does research say about ineffective teachers and effective teachers?

• An ineffective teacher begins the first day of school attempting to teach a subject and spends the rest of the school year running after the students. • The effective teacher spends most of the first week teaching students to follow classroom procedures.

10. According to Harry Wong, what is the beautiful thing about education?

• People in education get to start over each year but really teachers get to start over each day.

6. What are four other ways to gain students' attention?

• Ring a bell • Three, four, five, sip • Give my five • Gentlemen • Finger to lips • Orange card • Salame

12. Because a teacher may care about how they look, what type of message could be sent to the student?

• Students perceive that if the teacher cares about how he or she dresses then the teacher cares about the students.

13. If a teacher does not care about how they look what type of message could be sent to the students?

• The students do not care about the teacher.

5. According to the Harry Wong video, what is the procedure that is used for students that are absent from school?

• To have four or five envelelopes on the wall, and they are marked accordingly to the periods. The procedure in the classroom is when you come back to the classroom, you go over there and your makeup homework will be in there.