Question: Team practices to promote/support academics

[Allison]

When I was a college student mentoring a team we used grade checks every friday like many sports teams do. This was done from the day of the teams formation in 2006

We also used a method of study group similar to what Jane said. It was not uncommon to see students spend the first hour of the meeting doing homework. It was not uncommon also to see an adviser give instructions for a project then go and sit down to do their homework either.

I found that the best way for us was to lead by example. If I was taking the night of before a big exam it encouraged some of the students to do the same thing before their big exams.

If you make good grades the standard it is much easier to maintain them verse if you suddenly need to deal with it.

[fuzzy1718]

My team checks, ocassonally, for grades. If a member has any grade lower than a C the student spends their time at meetings doing homework instead of working. If the student's average grade is a c or lower than the same applys.
Our team is from a smaller magnet school only 60 students in a graduating class, and we only have 6 teachers in the building, two help mentor the team. (well one now ) So, there is always some one to help with homework. We usually have 2 or 3 students in another room working on homework at some point during a meeting, the option is always there if a student needs it.