Sage Plagge's Edu Blog

      One of the main ideas of our school culture is that we don't have holidays. We have days dedicated to our 7 leader skills. Everyone is a leader at our school and we make sure they know that in our attention getters, our announcements, and our expectations. The central idea that we follow is that students are responsible for their own actions, learnings, and responsibilities.      At Kenwood, every student is a leader and they can take control of additional responsibilities and leader roles. One of the roles is during the breakfast shift, certain assigned students will assist us in cleaning the tables. Other students might have a student light house role or council role. every student in every classroom has a specialized role for them to do thought the day.      Responsibility and practice is a key part of the school's culture, and safety and student interaction is another key part of the school. Students got to pick a lot of their futur...

       I have had my fair share of diverse learners but one learner in particular stands out to me and I will always remember the story.      I had this one student, they were playful and kind to everyone, but they were usually distracted during independent work time. They had an IEP and accommodations were made that altered the amount of work they had to do, this led to them frequently visiting the class library (and their friends) to fill up the time before small groups and during I-time. I knew that they were a lower reader, so reading some of the books was probably difficult and they would put it back due to frustration. But then I notice that they wouldn't even flip through it or anything, they would kind of hold on to it until more people went to go get a book and then they would get up again.      I tried picking a book for them that I thought they could do based off our reading group, but they would mimic me and just ignore any i...