Re: Question for teachers with lower-ability classes
Posted by another perspective on 9/01/08
The first question that popped into my mind was why these
kids are considered "lower-ability"? Was it because they
started falling behind and never managed to get caught up
because no remediation was provided or it was stopped too
early? Or are these kids very low-iq kids who don't qualify
for special education services and struggle because they
don't have the supports they need to learn?
I guess my first step was to see what basic skills they
actually have that they will need for your class. Can the
read? At grade level? If the student cannot read the
required material, he certainly won't put for effort to look
at a page he can't understand.
What you are describing sounds like your co-workers have
decided that these students are lost and they have nothing
to offer them. It is refreshing that you want to continue
to push these students. However, I agree with the co-
workers that they probably won't even try to do something
they are incapable of.
You could find a level that they are capable of working at
and provide homework on that level. Use class to teach the
needed class material and incorporate some remediation if
possible.
On 9/01/08, Anonymous wrote:
> I am seeing a growing trend at my school that teachers
with
> low-ability classes are not assigning homework and
allowing
> textbooks to remain in class. I do assign readings and
> provide textbooks to be taken home to these students, but
> my coworkers argue that they never open them anyway. What
> is the practice at your school? Thanks.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Question for teachers with lower-ability classes, 9/01/08, by Anonymous.
- Re: Question for teachers with lower-ability classes, 9/01/08, by mm5.
- Re: Question for teachers with lower-ability classes, 9/01/08, by another perspective.
- Re: Question for teachers with lower-ability classes, 9/02/08, by Texas Teacher.
- Re: Question for teachers with lower-ability classes, 9/03/08, by Zhel.
- Re: Question for teachers with lower-ability classes, 9/03/08, by another perspective.
- Re: Question for teachers with lower-ability classes, 9/06/08, by firstyear.
- Re: Question for teachers with lower-ability classes, 9/07/08, by Teri.
- Re: Question for teachers with lower-ability classes, 9/09/08, by another perspective.
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