Giving Compass' Take:

· According to education experts, providing students with feedback on their work and allocating advisory time can empower them and encourage future progress and success. 

· Why is it important to provide students with time to reflect on themselves and their work?

· Find out why providing students with advisory time is a step in the right direction for a better classroom culture. 

Giving students time to reflect on themselves, their progress and their interests is not necessarily considered a core part of curriculum. Educators structure time to learn, not necessarily time for students to figure out who they are and what they hope for their future — but perhaps they should.

An evaluation of the Teacher Advisement Program (TAP) at Handley High School in Alabama found that the majority of students who took part in the program did not show improvement in academics. But those who met with teachers for “mentoring, guidance lessons, graduation requirements, grade  and transcript reviews,” walked away with something else — a renewed focus on their own success, noted researchers from Jacksonville State University.

Read the full article about advisory time by Lauren Barack at Education Dive.