@L_D_Washington High schoolers are more likely to give you a heads up when they’re having a bad day rather than disrupt class - more emotionally intelligent and able to verbalize what’s wrong. Middle schoolers are more likely to act out when they’re frustrated. HS checks out.
@WestsidehsTeach@irvspanish No deadlines. My kids can turn in whatever, whenever. I only assign work that I know has purpose - no busywork. Every Friday is a work day where they have the hour to work on whatever they owe me.
Who had the most authentically Republican response to millions of Texans losing power and freezing?
1. Gov. Abbott blaming the Green New Deal.
2. Ted Cruz flying to Cancun.
3. Rick Perry saying that given a choice, Texans would rather freeze to death than have gov’t regs.
It’s not helpful to think a struggling student should just do the work or try harder without trying to understand what the student is experiencing or why they aren’t engaging.
Everything changed for me when I started asking, "Does my grading system instill fear or hope?"
That's honestly all it took.
My job is not to terrify kids of failure. My job is to help students see their potential and growth.