April 14, 2011

Each day I go to the middle school is a new experience and I learn something new. Yesterday, the students worked on vocabulary words. They basically copied down definitions. This was good for them to learn what all the words mean, however the students were not very focused. It shocked me how much these students just don't care about there work. I worked with one student in particular and the only way he did his work was if I was sitting right there next to him showing him what to write. It was the only way I could keep him focused. This is the new unit they are starting as they took a test last Thursday. They will held accountable for the vocabulary words they learned yesterday and will be assessed on how well they know them. There are different ways to asses a students knowledge. The most common way to asses a students knowledge is to give them a test. This shows a teacher what all the student has learned.