Getting the Buggers to Turn Up

Buggers

by Ian McCormack

With the fact in mind that education is rarely about miracles but mostly about making small but significant differences, consultant and former teacher McCormack offers practical and accessible advice to help teachers use their already-considerable skills to make students want to come to school. He describes the different types of truancy and their legal implications, the reasons why truancy starts and what happens to truants. In a series of examples drawn from real programs and approaches, McCormack shows how communities and schools are working together to reduce truancy in a number of innovative ways, including those that address the needs of children for whom English is a second language, or whose families are living under changing circumstances. He includes resources for educators and parents. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Hardcover

First published October 31, 2004