I understand that legally I must follow their IEP, SST modifications, etc. But what are we really teaching these students. Have they just given up and them and declared that they no longer can learn how to effectively ready, write and comprehend?
I have been modifying the best I can, but some of these students still are failing? Looking for advice on how to "correctly" modify their grades.
Steven V
Steven, I agree, it is very frustrating. Our RVI teacher and parapro do the test revisions for me. I give them a key and they modify the test. Sometimes they change the multiple choice questions from 4 choices to 2. Or they will provide a word bank for the fill in the blank or short answer questions. They read the test to the students. They clarify the questions. They practically give them the answers to everything. And even then sometimes the scores are still in the 60s. I'm always suspicious if they come back with a score of 98. I know they don't truly deserve that score of 98. But what to do? Sometimes I get them to take another test. Or I will get them to write a few paragraphs summarizing the chapter. If they can write. If they can't I ask them verbally to tell me different things about the chapter so I know if they TRULY did learn the info. Then their final grade will be the average of the two. That seems to work pretty well for my students and me.
ReplyDeleteBut, I agree with you. Are these students truly learning anything? Has the school system just come up with ways to pass them along? Just get them through? Have they really earned a high school diploma? Will they ever be able to find a job and be productive members of society?
I don't know the answers to these questions. But I think society is already paying the price. We have so much violence and unrest in our country. Are we contributing to this by pushing students through even though they have not earned it???
Connie