The last few weeks are always interesting and a point of contention. The period after spring break is the beginning of the end. The Southwest saving grace is that so many of the juniors and senior take IB and AP tests that they stay kind of serious about school. The 9th and 10th graders know something is different but not sure what.
So thje month is full of projects and presentations and a variety of starts and stops depending on many were in class that day and not testing. Homework becomes an unkind word. Review for the final. Trying to tie the year together and how testing is too much becomes a topic. I get notes about too many tests on the same day, how can a teacher be so creul as to "pile" on the work at this point, and it's
Too much at this time. The next note comes in to say the kids come home and claim yo do nothing all week and everything has stopped and why do I have to go to school.
The teacher tell me the students have stopped and the parents tell me the teachers have stopped. I suspect it really is somewhere in the middle. The truth is who you talk to. The weather is nice and the year is winding down. The older kids do what they need to and the younger continue to be in classes and move along. As teachers we want the time to be valuable. We want to be fair and reasonable. That is not to say that every class period is the same as it was in November. We will continue to make meaningful educational opportunities part of every class. We will continue to monitor our activities and expectations.
I appreciate all your comments and encourage you to continue emailing those to me.
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