Wednesday was the day for the mid-semester exams. We had reveiwed the information for the exam at least 1/2 hour each day. I told the students the class with the highest passing rate could have a Valentine party. The results were:
1st Period- 7 passed out of 17
2nd Period- 6 passed out of 18
3rd period- 0 passed out of 21 ( 2 -A students and several B students are in this class).
It makes me wonder why some of the students come to class everyday. After reveiwing the exam, some of the students agreed there wasn't any good reason for them not to pass the exam. Maybe when they get their progress report ( failing grade ) , this will be a wake -up call. My hope for a lot of these students is beginning to "WANE".
Oh, those test results are discouraging. Try not to lose heart. I've been where you are-- working with students who had poor learning skills, poor study skills, poor test taking skills, and zero to no motivation. You didn't cause this problem, it started years ago-- in elementary and middle school. As I said to Tracy, just do the best you can, and try not to get discouraged. I know that's easier said than done.
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