Murphy's Law #1. If something can go wrong, it will.
Well, Murphy's Law is not really a quote, but it brilliantly describes the expereince I had with my student today.
I came to class with great expectations! I couldn't wait to test my student and record the results. It did not happen, at least not today! It almost felt like the first day with him. I wondered if he was just having a bad day, or he did not have a healthy snack after school. He took a break after the first part of the test, had a snack, drank, used the rest room and washed his hands. I administered the next part and got a little fustrated because he wanted to read the passages fast. I had to tell him to slow down and sound out the letters. He was inserting words that were not even there. So he sounded out the letters of words he did not know and read slowly. It was not fluent. He read the words he knew and paused and sounded out the words he didn't know. I had to remind him to say the word after sounding it out. It took longer than usual to read. As I compared his last assessments to the present, it looks like he did "a little" better, not the "Great" I expected. I am still holding out for better results next test session!
"experience" spelling counts!
ReplyDeleteHang in there. Things don't always go the way we plan them to be. A good example would be my two pending make-up sessions. Thankfully, we have team MAGEC for support.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was hoping for independent from my student today to, but to no avail. "A little" better is the theme. We shall learn from this! So I'm assuming you chose Muphy's law also because it is St. Patrick's Day? Good one. It's alright Christine, we feel your pain.
ReplyDeleteAhaha! Erik has truly had a trying week--he's confusing the bloggers like Mar did last week. But my student and I DID do a "little" better. It still takes a bit of work, but less than before. We're all going to make it, Mar!
ReplyDeleteWe all do have our ups and downs; it comes with the territory. The trick is to keep a positive mind and know that progress is being achieved, however small or large. To think of how much each of us has accomplished in such a short period of time is truly amazing. Chin up, Mar, you're doing great!
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