A 7th grade Algebra I student was having
difficulty with algebra problems having variables on both sides of an
equations. Again, with a little instruction he did those type problems
perfectly. PARENTS: Why are students NOT being taught these
same things by the paid teachers? This student had a one and a half
hour 48 problem test. The teacher was absent and a substitute sat in to
monitor. My student confided in me that he ONLY finish 29 of the
problems. Knowing he was a very sharp math person who simply lacks
self-confidence, I asked him why? He said that when he was working on
#29, he looked up toward the ceiling (thinking) - the sub noticed and
immediately ASSUMED he was cheating off the boy beside him. After this
sub took both papers from the boys, my student found out the other boy
was only working on problems #15, so there is no way he was cheating.
PARENTS: Is your student being treated poorly in the classroom? You
NEED to know what is really going on in every class.
Two 9th grade home schooled Algebra I
students, who take a Monday class under a certified teacher, came
separately for tutoring. They each had turned in a test on Monday and
were working on their assignments for the week. One student had trouble
with factoring but a little prompting and he did the problems correctly
with no other help.
A 7th grade Algebra I student’s teacher is
stuck and NOT moving the class forward. This class has been on the very
same problems for the past three weeks. Based on the new standards and
state curriculum, there is a prescribed new concept that
is “supposed” to be taught each class day. PARENTS: You need to check
on your student’s math class to see if your child is being cheated out
of the education the state requires to be taught. Sorry teachers still
exist in our schools and they are far many more of them than you can
fathom.
The two 9th grade home schooled students, who
take a class once a week under a certified teacher, each came for
tutoring today. Their test grades from last week were 99 and 97. Both
were working on factoring. I showed each how to factor the difference
of two squares, both by the rule and an example. From there they were
able to solve those problems independently.
The 8th Pre-Algebra student, who has been here
each day this week to prepare for a Chapter Test, said he felt really
good that he most likely made a top grade. His teacher still will
assign homework from that same chapter after the test! Today was a
surprise because three work sheets were word problems with simple basic
operations.
Stroke of Genius YES! Students at the Beth and
Horace Stubblefield Learning Center will be greeted by Huntington
artist Louie Short’s rendition of Albert Einstein, along with
inspirational quotes about math.
How much homework is too much? A 7th grade
girl informed me she received an “A” in math on her report card. Today
she had three work sheets to complete for homework.
An 8th grade ADHD Algebra I boy took a test
last Wednesday but he has no score nor has he been given back his test
paper. He has recently started with me, after having “F’s” on his first
two report cards. His school is like none other I have experienced, as
they are extremely strictly structured to the point that the individual
students do NOT matter, ONLY their rules. Whatever happened to “No
Child Left Behind.”
