My fourth block class, God bless 'em, is not overall the most motivated bunch. There are a lot of junior boys in there who just aren't riveted by literature . . . needless to say The Crucible.
I just gave them the final test.
Several finished and went to the computer lab to finish a create a quiz from Act IV.
I just popped in on them to check their progress. After shooing them off Google and games, they begrudgingly got back to work.
One boy, who looked pretty morose, said, "So is this the last big thing before the end of the quarter?"
"Why?" I asked.
"Because I'm screwed!"
Well, it's not like we didn't spend an entire block reviewing. It's not like I didn't give a review guide - in addition to review guides for each specific chapter. It's not like I didn't give them quizzes and worksheets. It's not like I gave them chances to read or do creative assignments to 'bank' some extra points to apply to this test grade.
Yet . . . what can I do when there is no effort on their part?
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While amusing, still depressing. You can't say you didn't try.
I just wish the trying was on both parts.
I shouldn't really say that because I do have several who really try and who I know turned in everything and studied - and Lord forbid - brought their books home.
But they're the minority.
The mass has settled for "Let's do as little as possible to try and get by."
And it is MY job to motivate them and get them to try harder.
I'm just not doing a good enough job right now.
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