What Aspirations Advocates Do

		have lunch with their students and just spend time     talking with them.
	.	go to recess with students and help students organize games.  During indoor recess they may play games with the students or help them get caught up in work.
	.	send postcards to their students at school just to say "hi."
	.	help students organize and catch up with missing homework assignments.
	.	sit in class during a lesson and help when needed.
	.	may be a guest reader and read a book to the class.
	.	attend field trips with their students.
	.	write journals back and forth to their students.
	.	are a friend to their students.
	.	do activities that promote students' aspirations.
	.	help students set goals for themselves.
	.	help their students get involved in school activities and events.
	.	attend gym or art class with their students.
	.	support students in studying and preparing for tests or stressful times at school.
	.	remember when the students had an important baseball game or activity in his or her life. Ask how the game went and really listen.
	.	introduce their students to adults in the building they may not know.
	.	encourage positive playground, lunchroom, and hallway behaviour.
	.	promote appropriate behaviour and student interaction.

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