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re: Anyone have kids at a school with a "house" concept?
Posted on 4/16/24 at 12:30 pm to LSUFanHouston
Posted on 4/16/24 at 12:30 pm to LSUFanHouston
Yes I teach at one lol. It's really just a homeroom. I had never heard of this concept before Harry Potter though.
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Posted on 4/16/24 at 12:33 pm to LSUFanHouston
How do you decide who goes where without a sorting hat?
Posted on 4/16/24 at 12:43 pm to Wabbit7
This sounds like Hogwarts.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 12:44 pm to LSUFanHouston
so now teachers/admin that grew up on Harry Potter are now implementing houses into their schools?
Posted on 4/16/24 at 12:46 pm to LSUFanHouston
Dunham does this.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 1:05 pm to LSUFanHouston
My kids' school has "community groups" Same groups in each grade, but the grades don't interact. Whatever team has the total cumulative points across all grades wins a party or whatever the prize is...
Posted on 4/16/24 at 1:07 pm to LSUFanHouston
Our Lady of Fatima in Lafayette does this. The kids seem to like it. Especially the younger ones b/c they get to 'be on the same team' with the older kids in that house. They have competitions and fundraising events throughout the year
Posted on 4/16/24 at 1:12 pm to LSUFanHouston
My kid's middle school uses a "team" system instead of a house, which consists of the primary 4 subject teachers for that team which all the students on each team rotate through the same 4 teachers. The teams are obviously kids in the same grade. It helps a little with communication and keeping up with assignments, as you're only getting communications from the school/teachers concerning that team. They may do some yearend or fundraising competitions, like which team decorates their area the best during homecoming/holidays etc gets $5 gift cards to Baskin Robbins or something, but it's nothing major.
This post was edited on 4/16/24 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 4/16/24 at 1:21 pm to lowhound
Posted on 4/16/24 at 1:24 pm to LSUFanHouston
My kids former small, private school started the house system a year after the kids were there.
Their houses are based more on interests of the kids - art house, athletic house, etc. Kids with similar interests are able to bond together more.
It seems to be well received by the kids and parents im still in contact with.
Their houses are based more on interests of the kids - art house, athletic house, etc. Kids with similar interests are able to bond together more.
It seems to be well received by the kids and parents im still in contact with.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 1:29 pm to Tiger4Ever
As someone referenced above, Dunham does it in middle school and it is influenced by the Ron Clark Academy. Teachers have done conferences there during the summer.
This post was edited on 4/16/24 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 4/16/24 at 1:33 pm to LSUFanHouston
My son's high school in Houston has houses that operate as you describe.
ETA: I don't think it necessarily helps or hurts with anything.
ETA: I don't think it necessarily helps or hurts with anything.
This post was edited on 4/16/24 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 4/16/24 at 1:39 pm to LSUFanHouston
Rice University does this instead of a Greek System.
I've heard.
I've heard.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 1:44 pm to LSUFanHouston
My middle and high school had two house: Greer or Plato. There were academic and sports competitions throughout the year. The winner of those events got to pick the preferred side of the climax event, which is a school-wide tug-of-war over a local river.
I have no opinion on if it mattered or not. It was fun. That's about it.
I have no opinion on if it mattered or not. It was fun. That's about it.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 1:49 pm to LSUFanHouston
In middle school in the 90s we had “teams” that was a similar concept.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 2:03 pm to LSUFanHouston
Kind of like Little House on the Prairie. Except the church doubled as the school.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 2:08 pm to LSUFanHouston
This is actually pretty badass, I imagine.
Adds competition to school, but the fact it's a team competition likely makes kids more apt to participate and push themselves to excel so as to not let down their teams. Having the older kids available to provide mentorship gives kids who may have an unimpressive home life the belief that someone cares.
Good stuff. I love innovative approaches like this.
Adds competition to school, but the fact it's a team competition likely makes kids more apt to participate and push themselves to excel so as to not let down their teams. Having the older kids available to provide mentorship gives kids who may have an unimpressive home life the belief that someone cares.
Good stuff. I love innovative approaches like this.
Posted on 4/16/24 at 2:08 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
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Their houses are based more on interests of the kids - art house, athletic house, etc. Kids with similar interests are able to bond together more.
that sounds more fraternitish.
ours has nerds and athletes in the houses and they award points for both skill sets. you get points for random things throughout the year. one of my boys got points for sarcastically telling another kid to use the proper crosswalk (he got in trouble the day before for not using it.) one got points for winning the "building a historic American event" lego contest in 6th grade a few years ago. another one will win points for playing an instrument during chapel, etc.
they had their field day last week. one kid won the JH sprint and turned around and won the JH geography quiz and got points. one HS won the Bible quiz and then helped win capture the flag.
to answer on sorting, i think they just divided them evenly when they first started the system, then as you come up, siblings and family members go into those houses. there's one house that has 5 kids in the same family and 2 different sets of cousins in there so they get less newcomers every year.
when they have new kids come in via transfer or starting in 5th grade, they just look at where they need numbers to even it out.
This post was edited on 4/16/24 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 4/16/24 at 2:13 pm to LSUFanHouston
Doesn't Harvard do this?
Posted on 4/16/24 at 2:15 pm to LSUFanHouston
What is this Harry Potter bullshite?
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