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The Power of ICU

The End of Student Apathy Mitch Lynch. The Power of ICU. Garretson High School. End of the year meeting Largest issue with students was not behaviors…it was their lack of effort, preparation, and quality of work. Apathy absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.

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The Power of ICU

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  1. The End of Student Apathy Mitch Lynch The Power of ICU

  2. Garretson High School • End of the year meeting • Largest issue with students was not behaviors…it was their lack of effort, preparation, and quality of work. • Apathy • absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement. • lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting

  3. Apathy

  4. I don’t know

  5. A Paradigm Shift • As a staff we looked into having extra study halls, time before or after school, etc. • Each came back to the students holding the power of how the work would be made up and at what speed • Our principal sent out email to neighboring schools and one of them mentioned the ICU program

  6. ICU in a nutshell

  7. Accountability • Every teacher will know what every student owes by referring to the ICU database

  8. Some Interesting Stats

  9. Discussion • Does your school district have any curriculum strategies in place to help combat apathy? • Do you believe apathy has become more or less prevalent over the past 10 years? • As an educator, if a student repeatedly shows apathy towards their education, how responsible do you feel if they fail?

  10. Resources • Hill, D., & Nave, D. (2009). Power of ICU: The End of Student Apathy...Reviving Engagement and Responsibility. NTLB Publishing. • movieclips. (2011, June 16). Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Retrieved November 6, 2012, from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc2muGlQIlk&feature=relmfu

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