Mentoring: Hope or Hype? By Donna Sitterding
P-4 research
A Recipe for Math by Hansen and Green

Pre-K: Jump Starts Georgia's 4-year-olds by Brown and Douglas

Behavior Barometer by Patton

How Does Your Garden Grow? by Weber

Research in grades 5-8
Mentoring: Hope or Hype? by Sitterding

Locating the Past by Coleman

Meeting Their Needs: Making Sure Instructional Activities Improve Math Achievement for boys and Girls by Underwood

Research in grades 9-12
Are Floaters Belly Up? by Hughston

Voluntary Corporal Punishment Reduces Suspension Rates by Yancey

Teacher Centered and Student Centered Approaches to Instruction in Social Studies by Hayes


Administrative policy

Classroom or Courtroom? by Compton

Teachers deal with complex issues in the classroom. What can teachers do when students have no one at home to see that they study or stress the importance of education? How can we reach young adolescents who have little supervision at home and are rebellious at school? Where will we find caring adults to give their time to work with these young people? In examining this question, I saw a definite need in our middle school for a mentoring program.

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Donna Sitterding