The new semester started this week. That meant grades and new units to plan. Imagine having to modify 8th grade level material for an ELL who is on a third grade level in Spanish! Time to consult with the ELL teacher. Coincidentally, She is leaving for a new position in the county.
Then there is Ryan. What a student! He is not a discipline problem in class, although he has shown temper before with other teachers. We did our first assignment on percents, in the new unit, and guess who was the first to make a 100? Of course, he had already failed for the first semester, with averages of 12 and 22 for the first 2 quarters, and a 33 on the exam. Finally, I felt like I had managed to get through to him. I was so proud of him! I bragged about him to the class, as well as to the other teachers on the team and the guidance counselor. Maybe the light has started to dawn.
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It is always fun to realize you have helped a child achieve.
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