>From my experiences........ Teachers don't check it and get it back to them,
Assignments are often too hard and don't reinforce what is being learned in class, It is many times busy work because teacher's have to assign it, It is not meaningful and engaging to the students, They just don't care...myspace, blogging, texting are much more important! Alice -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 7:04 PM To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. Subject: [LIT] resolutions? I'd like to hear from those of you who have experienced a similar situation. What prevents students from finishing assignments? Jan -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I've learned that I rarely satisfy New Year's resolutions. After participating > in a thread the past two days on Middle Talk, I've decided my sole Professional > New Year's resolution is similar to Laurie's: > I want to make sure my assignments enable me to "hover" more effectively and > I'll involve the students more in planning how to "chunk" the assignments. The > most disturbing thing to me about school this year is learning that a large > portion of students do not complete assignments, especially the big ticket and > long term project-type, and a significant number do not even begin. > > I guess I do have one more, though--to be a more effective mentor to the young > English teacher I've been assigned. > > But that's it! No more resolutions--maybe I can actually realize just two. _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
