Week Five Goals:
1. I need to become more strict with students and when they turn in homework and other assignments.
I have been very lenient with students turning in their assignments late. I want to give them credit for their effort, but I feel like I have been cutting them too many breaks when it comes to late assignments. I have now completely taken over the three Geometry classes and I make all the decisions with the students. My cooperating teacher is usually more strict when it comes to late work, and I feel she is very fair when it comes to this topic. I want to start to place stricter limits on due dates. This will help me control the classroom more effectively.
2. I want to find a way to help motivate those students who are doing poorly on the tests because they do not care, and not because they do not understand the material.
There are several students who are in my Geometry classes who seem to be strong mathematics students but are doing poorly on the quizzes and tests. I have talked to them multiple times about what they need help on, but they say they are understanding it. I need to find a way to reach them and help them understand the material. If I can find a way to motivate them to learn I feel they will do a lot better in the class and grasp the concepts being taught.
I'm no teacher but I am aware that the students will test you; test you to see what they can get away with. You are "right on" about being strict. If you are not, you will have your evenings/weekends free...free from grading homework.
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