Well, after roughly 60% of my classes failed the fist test, I've decided to take a different approach. And it's one I'm not proud of. But it will tell me what I want to know about the classes.
I've typed up a review sheet that has basically 80% of the test on it. I'll have them work on it tomorrow in class and encourage them to study it over the weekend. If they do, there's no reason they should do quite well on the test. I haven't done something like this since my first year teaching.
However, I want to see if any put forth effort to study. If their scores are better, I know that some studied over the weekend. If their scores don't, well I know what I'm dealing with - morons who don't care whether they pass or fail. If that's the case, I'll go back to no more study guides and leaving them responisble for the knowledge all on their own.
It's just a downer when you look at your class and see about 1/3 who don't care how well they do. What does this say about their futures? Like I said to them earlier this year, "Don't hold it against me if you fail. Just don't spit in my hamburger when I go to McDonald's."
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