tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post2257891385369805381..comments2024-03-21T15:59:25.263-05:00Comments on Math Teacher Mambo: A Dose of ResolveShireen Dadmehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-41572471928201610932013-04-11T04:48:08.242-05:002013-04-11T04:48:08.242-05:00It bothers me that so many teachers give in and ch...It bothers me that so many teachers give in and change the grade, or let the kids bring batteries, tissue or pencils for bonus points. Some how if I don't give in to their requests/demands, then, I am labeled a bully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-31225414666470646872013-03-03T17:25:27.516-06:002013-03-03T17:25:27.516-06:00Thanks, Julie. I guess maybe it's a teacher th...Thanks, Julie. I guess maybe it's a teacher thing and I/you feel bad when students don't do well, and then you start having this internal conversation with the student and getting all defensive ... listing all the reasons why they may have done poorly. There have been times when EVERYONE fails a particular question on a test, and I see that I didn't teach it well. Then I make an adjustment. But I have to make sure that I have good reasons to do so.<br />Shireen Dadmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-55158696086503105332013-03-03T16:28:27.191-06:002013-03-03T16:28:27.191-06:00Anyway, her email also helped me understand that e...Anyway, her email also helped me understand that even though some students are surprised, most do know when they are going to be getting a bad grade back. If we overlook that and bump up their grades, they know they didn't earn them. I think they cannot be proud of a grade earned in that way. I would not say anything to the other teacher either unless they were a close friend or a new teacher that needed guidance. Julie Reulbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05923121054271339602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-507990338181784002013-03-03T16:26:40.326-06:002013-03-03T16:26:40.326-06:00Great post! Last week I felt so terrible when one...Great post! Last week I felt so terrible when one of my favorite students failed her test. I was so worried about how she was going to take it. I have had students cry when they get a bad grade back. She said nothing in class but that night I got an email from her. She apologized to me for making a bad grade and wanted me to know that she had not worked as hard as she could have. She promised to come see me if she had questions and to try harder on the next test. (You can see why I love this student, right?).Julie Reulbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05923121054271339602noreply@blogger.com