To support the kids who wanted to have that extra chance for review, I took a page out of @CoffeCue's playbook and spin it to meet the needs of kids. Why not have a cup of coffee with kids instead of adults?
It was sweet, no doubt about it. Yesterday morning, my classroom was open for any student who wanted to come in and study for the upcoming state test. If it were up to me, there wouldn't be this feeling that students needed to study for this 65 question guessing game in order to be placed in next year's classes. At the end of the year, we would just hand the next grade level the students' portfolios of creations and let those determine the placement of each student. But, because we're in this pressured testing environment that we are, kids care about the test more than they should and I want them to feel supported in their endeavors.
To support the kids who wanted to have that extra chance for review, I took a page out of @CoffeCue's playbook and spin it to meet the needs of kids. Why not have a cup of coffee with kids instead of adults?
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“Don't be afraid to talk, be afraid of staying quiet.”
― Eugene Lebid As a student, I was always the one getting in trouble. Nothing major, nothing invasive or mind boggling, but trouble nonetheless. Quite frankly, I thought it was ridiculous that the whole class talks and I'm the only one getting pointed out and punished. Maybe this was the puberty-driven mindset of mine and not so much of the truth, but every teacher was out to catch me talking or being off task. |
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