Category: Engagement
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Chronic Absenteeism Is an Engagement Problem. So Why Are We Treating It Like a Logistics Problem?
Districts across the country are in crisis mode over chronic absenteeism. And the response has been predictable: robocalls, attendance incentive programs, colorful flyers sent home, and strongly worded letters to parents. Some districts are even threatening legal action. None of it is working. Here’s what the data actually tells us — chronic absenteeism remains almost Read more
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They’re Not Tuning You Out. They’re Opting Out. And There’s a Difference.
Let me say something that no one in your last professional development session had the nerve to say… Your students aren’t disengaged because they’re lazy. They’re disengaged because they’ve been trained — by algorithms, by dopamine loops, by five years of a pandemic that rewired how their brains process boredom — to opt out of Read more