What I want to do is bring back the Quid Pro Quo attitude to Chinquapin. It should involuntarily be there but it really isn't. I'm not trying to be harsh, but truthful. How many students do you see picking up trash if and when they see it on the ground? That should be automatic. How many times have you heard students ask if they could leave chores because they finished all their work? They should ask "Do you need any more help? or Is there anything else I could do?" Why is it that students don't seem to appreciate what they have at Chinquapin.
I have been in Chinquapin for about 6 years. Technically I have been there all my life. Since my dad and all my aunts and uncles on his side have attended Chinquapin, I have basically been going there all my life. This school means so much to me and I would like for all the students to understand how Chinquapin is going to shape their lives.
This is why I want to have specific days or weeks devoted to Chinquapin. They would be like "Thank You Chinquapin Days/Weeks" This would be where we would have special events to remind people of the importance of Chinquapin. I'm thinking of having a day where we would look into their future and see how Chinquapin will help them out. Another thing I was thinking is to have a flash back to the old days and show them how the older students didn't have AC nor projectors, nor computers, nor cell phones, nor iPods, etc. They would live a day in the life of the 1980's Chinquapin students.
These activities will help students appreciate the school more.
You have a good idea, but how do you plan on carrying this out?
ReplyDeleteCan you pin down what the issues are, and what specifically you will do to solve them? What can bring back that commitment to quid pro quo? Will a week of appreciation days have the effect that you want?
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