Wk 8 - day 36

today we finished the gum classification lab. i'm just really happy that this lab went well...after all, there were some doubts. most of the students got the hang of it and understood that if they started out with 20 pieces of gum...they needed to have a key that had 20 pieces of gum with their own catagory at the end.

i can't think of anything out of the ordinary. mrs. s complimented me on how i handled a situation in a class were 3 boys were wanting to work together again, but i told them no due to lack of productivity. i don't remember what i all said...and i didn't realize that mrs. s was listening. i just simply explained to the boys that they've proven to me that they aren't capable of working together and they needed to find another partner or work alone. they didn't argue or give me an attitude, instead they found other partners and went to work.

most of the work turned in was great...easy to read charts, but there were a couple in which the students used abbreviations for the gum instead of using numbers off of the master gum list. work for other projects are still trickling in...most students are realizing how important actually turning in their work can be. i told my classes about a student who was receiving an F and after turning in a weekly journal that was only worth 10 points maxium...changed her grade into a C...that opened a few eyes. i shake my head at the laid back attitude of turning in homework and taking school seriously.