I haven't updated recently because life just hasn't been going especially well. Teaching is the easy part of my life, if that tells you anything. I do have updates coming as soon as I have a more stable internet connection... well, once life gets more stable.
My lesson plan today was not good. In retrospect, I should have spent a full day on addition and a full day on subtraction instead of cramming everything together, and I'm going to have to spend that extra day remediating what I taught badly. Despite this, when I checked in on one of my students during partner practice, he looked up at me, smiled a little, and said, "I think I'm actually getting better in math this year." I gave him a handshake/high-five. :) When I called his mom to tell her what he had said, she told me that he has never had a grade this high in math and that he has never been motivated to work hard in math. Both of us are hoping to encourage him to come in to tutoring at least once a week so that he can stay on top of his work.
Yes, sharing a studio with two others is worth it... even though I'm typing this in a closet (the only place where I can steal internet from neighbors), and even though I've been sleeping on air mattresses and couches for six weeks. I love these kids.
My lesson plan today was not good. In retrospect, I should have spent a full day on addition and a full day on subtraction instead of cramming everything together, and I'm going to have to spend that extra day remediating what I taught badly. Despite this, when I checked in on one of my students during partner practice, he looked up at me, smiled a little, and said, "I think I'm actually getting better in math this year." I gave him a handshake/high-five. :) When I called his mom to tell her what he had said, she told me that he has never had a grade this high in math and that he has never been motivated to work hard in math. Both of us are hoping to encourage him to come in to tutoring at least once a week so that he can stay on top of his work.
Yes, sharing a studio with two others is worth it... even though I'm typing this in a closet (the only place where I can steal internet from neighbors), and even though I've been sleeping on air mattresses and couches for six weeks. I love these kids.
