We took a biweekly cumulative vocabulary exam recently. The cumulative exams, for the most part, were satisfactory. The biweekly exam scores, however, were disappointing. Memorizing vocabulary has nothing to do with level or background; it is simply a measure of work ethic. As a class, our work ethic needs to improve.
For the last two weeks, Perry’s attitude in my classroom has improved. He still needs to work on his study habits. He showed up to school today (Friday) unprepared for his vocabulary retest. He should have studied for his day off. I gave him an hour to study and he still scored a D. He missed 13 words on a 33 word quiz.
Kevin’s behavior in class is improving. He still talks back from time to time and that needs to end but in general he is getting a lot more work done.
Andy’s biweekly vocabulary score was unsatisfactory. As I wrote early, memorizing vocabulary is purely a matter of work ethic. Andy’s work ethic needs to improve greatly.
Jordan got a surprisingly low score on his biweekly vocabulary quiz. He retook the quiz this afternoon and scored a high A.
Jessica comes to class completely exhausted ever single day. She looks like she hasn’t slept in weeks. It is affecting her work. Is she ok?
Irisa did well on both of our recent quizzes. Here work in class has been strong.
Iris scored above average on both of her quizzes. We spoke the other day about her handwriting which is getting progressively more sloppy.
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