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Modern strategies and methods successfully used in remedial
education activities
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Education is, in any society, the vector of sustainable
development. Developing human capital and increasing the
competitiveness through initial and continuing training, for a
flexible and globalized labor market, are the major objectives of
the Government program.
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In order for the school to assume an active role in the
prevention and control of violence, the first investment must be
made in teacher training. Organizing training courses for teachers
to cope with working with difficult classes or students must start
with the following objectives:
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-Closer observation of the student behavior for a better
understanding of the causes of violence; -Improving communication
with students who exhibit violent behavior and establishing
relationships of trust; -Easing conflicts with the opinion makers;
-Development of the school family partnership; -Collaboration with
specialists during network working;
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Conflict metaphors The conflict is a struggle, the conflict is
an onion, the conflict is a plane out of control - discuss ways of
conflict management. Ex: for the conflict as a war metaphor, waving
a white flag or setting a truce could be a step towards management
of this conflict. Transform these metaphorical solutions into
practical solutions. (For example, if the conflict is like a
battle, the flag could mean a message to the opponent indicating
the openness to discussion) "What feelings do you associated with
conflict? What words mean conflict? "
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Different people adopt different strategies for resolving
conflicts. These strategies are learned in childhood and they
usually seem to work. At a "preconscious level all seems natural in
such situations, but in fact we apply a learned personal strategy
and since it was learned, we can always change it by learning new
and more effective methods of resolving conflicts. How we act in a
conflict is affected by our personal goals and of how importance is
the respective relationship. Depending mainly by these two factors
we can identify several strategies for how we can act in case of
conflicts.
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To cope with conflict situations, the teacher develops one of
the following strategies: 1) evasive strategies - he currently
ignores the crisis created and continues 2) Diminishing strategies
(moderation) - he minimizes the disagreement with the students. 3)
Power strategies he calls on his power and on different
constraining methods 4) Compromising strategies he resorts to
promises 5)Negotiated problem solving strategies - through
discussion between opposing parties
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Methods for improving teacher effectiveness in the management
of disruptive behaviors of students: 1. The teacher can use body
language to stop the undesirable behavior 2. Using the system of
incentives 3. Positive instructional support 4. Developing a plan
for discipline in the classroom, the system of rules and
incentives
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School Conflict Mediation For a constructive conflict
resolution, the opponents have to follow certain rules: -Remain
calm and control their anger, frustration or other strong emotions;
-Focus on the problem at hand and not on blaming the other;
-Express their feelings and wishes; -Respect the other points of
view and to try to understand them; -Cooperate for finding the
solutions that would please everyone involved.
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Alternative conflict resolution refers to a certain order in
managing a conflict: - negociation; -mediation; -reconciliation;
-discovery of facts; -arbitration.
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Negotiation. Problem solved voluntarily or established
understanding directly between those involved in order to achieve
common interests Reconciliation. Voluntary negotiations with a
third party, which is usefull for getting the parties to open a
dialog or it mediates information Mediation. Voluntary
participation in formal processes, in which a third party helps
those in conflict to identify problems and to satisfy the major
interests The discovery of facts. Investigation conducted by a
third party, resulting in a recommended deal. Arbitration.
Voluntary or required participation in a process of explanation,
presentation and clarification of needs, interests and positions,
which leads to the CONSTRUCTION of a deal with the help of a
neutral party.
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The students in our school need a remedial education because:
low socio-economic level; low access to information sources; lack
of education of the parents who are unable to help the students and
show low expectations regarding the success od their children; lack
of parental presence (the parents are away in other countries), the
children are left in the care of grandparents, aunts or others;
relatives which show low interest for the childrens school
performance; high risk of school failure
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The purpose of organizing remedial activities is to stimulate
the completion of compulsory schooling (school dropout prevention)
and to improve school success rate for children from disadvantaged
groups. Organizing a remedial program has a significant impact on
school life, aiming at changing attitudes towards the students
which may have at a certain time difficulties in learning. During
these classes, the students are supported in making their
homeworks, in school recovery and improving learning difficulties
activities, and in arts education activities or fun games with an
indirect educational purpose.
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Youth involvement in violent episodes is a widespread problem
in every school and its neighbourhood, being influenced by race,
religion and gender. The feelings of frustration and despair have
become an issue among the educators and other adults directly
involved with young people. These actors are often overwhelmed by
hostile, aggressive and violent students. One in five teachers can
cite incidents when he received verbal or physical threats from
students. Physical aggression and intimidation are often the first
reactions of the young man when he has problems or
disagreements.
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To obtain the best results we need teachers to diversify
teaching strategies based on student's individual learning style
and use appropriate teaching materials: a) Picture Boards to
develop the language skills. Images should be a starting point for
discussions, which should develop awareness and creativity. b)
Distribution materials. Students can compose small texts, oral or
written. The material can also be used also in team work, small
groups that promote student interaction with its peers.
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c) The computer helps students to see what what they can not
see in their everyday life (Power Point presentations), games can
be used in any sequence of the lesson: to secure and update
knowledge, for teaching. d) Using games during learning situations,
role play, drama, stories using the names of the class students or
which present situations that students have gone through. The game
stimulates the intellectual functions, shapes affective and
motivational processes. Through games the student feels responsible
for solving the given problem. The student assumes roles taken
either in daily life or from stories. Role plays are various and
they facilitate the learning of concepts.
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e) Interdisciplinarity: the discovery of original ways to
approach a common topic to create possible and necessary
connections to achieve the purpose; combining the methods used in
other subjects. f) Working in groups provides a wide range of
interrelationships that support learning and highlights its social
role. g) The use of interactive methods: brainstorming, double
journal entry, clusters, cube, five-minute essay (students may be
asked to compile a text of 4-5 sentences that would convince a
friend to read the text.)
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h) Creative resolution of class conflicts; i) Collaboration
with the family - we mentioned above that the mother supports
intervention. Strategies for raising self esteem and confidence in
ones own efficiency are: the teacher provides positive feedback to
students on their achievements and tries to getting them used to
give credit to their personal capacity for their success
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Regarding the strategies for building a close teacher - student
relationship, and at the same time an efficient one, we must
consider the following parameters: 1.Give priority to increase the
socialization skills; 2.Creating and maintaining motivation through
adapted teaching requirements with immediate and objective
assessments and self-assessments; 3.Personalized message and
empathic behavior for a real communication; 4.Flexibility in the
design of the learning activities; 5.Teaching focused on the
student (accepting certain wishes and suggestions; encouraging
personal initiative, discovering and developing of skills)
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To develop learning motivation and to avoid fatigue and
routine, activities were designed to be folded on the predominant
types of intelligence (STEP BY STEP interest centers) During each
activity the focus was on promoting continuous progress, providing
symbolic rewards, empowerment of all students.
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How do you increase the effectiveness of remedial activities?
1. Diversity, accessibility and the esthetic of the presented
teaching material; 2. Custom environment with the students essays
or changing the work location; 3. Applying cooperative learning
strategies as ways to promote social harmony 4. Perception and
feedback from the parents during the remedial activities; 5.
Involvement of the mediator in the smooth running of the remedial
education activities;
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Through the remedial education activities the thinking and
perception of the teachers which were involved in the program,
related to the educational act within and outside the school,
changes. Other teachers outside the ones directly involved in this
programme participated, thus leading to the change of mentality.
The human resources that we should support are: students, their
colleagues, school mediator and family, in the happy cases where
the family is next to the child.
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After repeated meetings with the parents involved in remedial
activities, they understood that their role is that of educators of
their children; they have learned where and when their role of
educator ends; they got to know that sometimes they learn from
their child and that the school is close to them and supports them
in training and educating their child.
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What has been accomplished through the remedial activities? The
student has become from the object of teaching, the subject of
teaching; The student is co-participant in its training Students
are more self-confident Solid foundation in education and
personality formation The beginning in mentality changing or a
mindset that is formed from the start on solid, healthy
coordinates
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Bibliography: 1. S l v stru, Dorina: Education psychology,
Editura Polirom, Iai, 2004 2. Verdier, Pierre: New guide to the
childs wellfare,Le Centurion, Paris, 2000