Wow! What a crazy week! Well, while I was taking the day off Wednesday, most of the students were testing. Sorry guys :(. It sounds like everything went pretty well, though, and that there were some very interesting senior presentations.
Thursdays we spent some time reviewing for the quiz on Friday and Friday we took the quiz after a bit more review and a game. After going over the quizzes, I worry that somehow we are not doing a very good job about teaching certain concepts to the kids, though some are doing excellently, quite a few seem to be struggling a lot. We will continue to work on this as the semester progresses. I have found that working with students individually is very helpful, though that is often difficult as there are about 35 students in each class.
I spent last night and this morning grading projects, and really enjoyed seeing the students work. Though some students obviously put very little effort into the project, most did very well and some displayed amazing creativity. We will likely display these in the classroom after we hand them back for the students to review.
Monday we start the final section of the chapter and will be having our chapter exam at the end of the week. I will do my best to help students who are struggling to catch up, but encourage them to come to me when they feel they need help. I am available in the mornings, during fourth period in room 13 and at lunch. I can also make special arrangements for meetings if necessary. The success of my students is really important to me.
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend as autumn sets in.
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