Module 3
In the last week, I spent a large amount of my time preparing for my formal observation for a lesson on the Quadratic Formula. All in all, I felt the lesson was well planned with ideas to get students engaged, motivated, and excited to learn. The preparation for this lesson was long and stressful in the hope to receive good feedback and show my administration my ability in the classroom. As the week went along, I continued to work with my students in my Algebra 1 classes to encourage discussions in the classroom as well as getting students out of their seats. These Algebra 1 students as a whole are not completing their homework because it is no longer part of the grade for Baltimore County and students are struggling because they are making mistakes in their work and they are only practicing these skills in class. They are not getting enough repetition to ensure mastery of these concepts and they refuse to do their homework.
I am afraid that many students will fail the first quarter because they are not willing to spend 15-25 minutes completing homework on their own time because they do not feel that work that does not count as a grade is necessary. It is sad because many bright students who would pass the class if they just practiced more may fail my class because they simply do not work on these essential skills in Algebra.
As a teacher, I am unsure of how else to motivate my students to complete their homework besides by telling them that their homework is almost exactly the same as their quizzes so if they complete their homework, they will be ready for their quizzes. This is a current aspect of the new grading policy that I am struggling with my standard level students.
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