Who would have thought an such thing, but then it makes complete sense. the tools of home need to also be readily available in the event of need and washing your clothing is a great start for many when it may simply have become difficult at home. In a way it allows for a home away from home were needs may not be supplied.
I also think that we put too much into school lunches when the real problem is best supplied by a simple cup of soup as i grew up with in our one room school. Combined with your sandwich you were well fed.
Then again if we are still coming up short, why not a hotdog during snack time. That is 300 calories and satisfies for a long time.
My real point is that we have the child eight hours and he needs to be clean and fed enough to optimize his performance. A little bit goes a long way and what i just described can be made up without extra staffing by been done by the kids themselves as we always did..
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This genius addition to schools has attendance up and bullying down.
This genius addition to schools has attendance up and bullying down.
December 1, 2017
http://www.upworthy.com/this-genius-addition-to-schools-has-attendance-up-and-bullying-down?c=upw1
Imagine you’re a teacher in a school that’s riddled with problems.
Many of your students act out, against you and against each other. Some kids don’t show up at all. Those who do try to apply themselves are struggling to focus and are falling behind.
All of these problems have solutions, but you’re only one person. You can’t afford to give each child the personalized care and attention they need to fix their individual issue.
So what do you do?
One surprising tool could solve a lot of students’ problems: a washing machine.
A lack of clean clothes is one of the most common problems among families with kids who are struggling in school.
“There are students that are being bullied because of the clothing that they're wearing,” says Emily Edwards, a social worker at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee.
“You want them to think about, ‘Am I accomplishing good work in my math class?’” says Christina Deering, who teaches third grade. “You don't want them to be thinking, ‘I hope I'm not too close to you because I might smell.’”
Not having clean clothes distracts kids in class — and it sometimes keeps them out of school entirely. Absences add up and, ultimately, contribute to bigger academic problems that become harder to fix.
At this Nashville elementary school, the administration found a solution to the laundry problem.
“The Care Counts™ program installs washers and dryers in schools to improve attendance by giving kids access to clean clothes,” says Edwards. The school now has a washer and dryer on school property, and parents can come use them free of charge.
Watch and see how kids' lives are already improving thanks to their new laundry facilities:
For many of the students, it’s changed everything.
“The students here, they have a confidence about themselves more than other students who maybe don’t have clean clothes,” says Deering. A study of all schools who have the Care Counts™ laundry program showed that 90% of students who make use of it improved their attendance.
Though it may seem like students’ happiness, focus, behavior, and attendance are all separate issues, they’re all problems that can be helped by adding clean clothes.
It also helps administrators provide resources beyond laundry to families in need.
Typically educators notice a problem and recommend the Care Counts™ laundry program to parents. But sometimes, it's the program that alerts the school to larger issues.
“There have been families that I didn't know were experiencing issues at home and that I'd seen were using the washer and dryer,” says Edwards. “And so that kind of opens up a conversation of, ‘It's great that you're using this resource. What else can we do to help you?’”
The school's new laundry facilities have also helped open up a dialogue around issues facing many of the students' families.
“In our classroom, we've talked about how 7 out of 10 of us are at or below the poverty line,” says Harris. “That means that there are 7 out of 10 of us that have really difficult things often that go on at home, things that are out of our control.”
Talking
about that helps the kids feel more comfortable asking for help when
they need it. “When they walk in the building and know that they're 7 of
10, that there's not a stigma attached to that,” Harris says. “It's love for one another and it's a support of one another and there’s less shame involved.”
With the washing machine in place, kids will hopefully build better relationships, do better in school, and be able to establish a foundation for a successful future. They're free to stop worrying about their clothes and focus on what counts: being a kid.
Many of your students act out, against you and against each other. Some kids don’t show up at all. Those who do try to apply themselves are struggling to focus and are falling behind.
All of these problems have solutions, but you’re only one person. You can’t afford to give each child the personalized care and attention they need to fix their individual issue.
So what do you do?
One surprising tool could solve a lot of students’ problems: a washing machine.
A lack of clean clothes is one of the most common problems among families with kids who are struggling in school.
“You want them to think about, ‘Am I accomplishing good work in my math class?’” says Christina Deering, who teaches third grade. “You don't want them to be thinking, ‘I hope I'm not too close to you because I might smell.’”
Not having clean clothes distracts kids in class — and it sometimes keeps them out of school entirely. Absences add up and, ultimately, contribute to bigger academic problems that become harder to fix.
“The Care Counts™ program installs washers and dryers in schools to improve attendance by giving kids access to clean clothes,” says Edwards. The school now has a washer and dryer on school property, and parents can come use them free of charge.
Watch and see how kids' lives are already improving thanks to their new laundry facilities:
Whirlpool Care CountsNo child should have to be teased because they don't have clean clothes.
Posted by Upworthy on Tuesday, November 28, 2017
“The students here, they have a confidence about themselves more than other students who maybe don’t have clean clothes,” says Deering. A study of all schools who have the Care Counts™ laundry program showed that 90% of students who make use of it improved their attendance.
Though it may seem like students’ happiness, focus, behavior, and attendance are all separate issues, they’re all problems that can be helped by adding clean clothes.
Typically educators notice a problem and recommend the Care Counts™ laundry program to parents. But sometimes, it's the program that alerts the school to larger issues.
“There have been families that I didn't know were experiencing issues at home and that I'd seen were using the washer and dryer,” says Edwards. “And so that kind of opens up a conversation of, ‘It's great that you're using this resource. What else can we do to help you?’”
“In our classroom, we've talked about how 7 out of 10 of us are at or below the poverty line,” says Harris. “That means that there are 7 out of 10 of us that have really difficult things often that go on at home, things that are out of our control.”
With the washing machine in place, kids will hopefully build better relationships, do better in school, and be able to establish a foundation for a successful future. They're free to stop worrying about their clothes and focus on what counts: being a kid.
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