Today I had what was probably my most gratifying experience thus far.
There is one student in one of my classes who, based on his grade in the class, I can only assume was struggling. I would never have guessed this based on my interaction today, however. Before we checked homework, he pulled me over for a question on one problem, so I got a good look at the rest of his homework, and it look GREAT. Lots of effort, lots of right answers.
Toward the end of class, he asked me what college I went to (Eastern or Michigan). Then he asked me about applying to colleges and scholarships, and we had the opportunity to have a good, if brief, discussion. I tried to focus on how, since he just started freshman year, if he improves his grades now, he could go to a great college and find scholarships. This is what the partnership is about - giving students the insight and skill to go to college, and it was nice to see the first glimmer of that.
1 comment:
Megan,
It is great that you could give the student positive feedback on his homework efforts and help the student see how it relates to his future!
Carol Cramer
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