Interims week

So later this week we will be sending out interims.

The schedule fo rthis week is as follows.

Monday- No school
Tuesday- Finish Dichotomous key Lab and start Test review
Wednesday- Complete and go over test review
Thursday- Chapter 18 Test
Friday- Virus video

Just a note next Monday and Tuesday I will be out at a technology conference. As always I expect nothing but the best behavior from my students when there is a sub.

A return from a brief hiatus

We are 2.5 weeks into the second semester and have completed our first unit. The performance on the first test of the semester has reminded me of a quote I heard back in high school, "Results will never change if the actions don't."

It is still unbelievable to me how many absences I have in my classes, and how much apathy these kids have. The amount of missing work already is inexcusable. And just a heads up in that department. Any work not turned in by the day AFTER the test will no longer be counted. The kids have known this since the first day of the semester.

Onto the results from this first unit. As with this country the divide keeps getting wider and wider. I have kids that absolutely crushed this test and got 100's. They really got the material. Then I have the kids that couldn't reach my age on the test, and I am only 36. Those are also the same kids that didn't do any of the work that went along with the unit. I have no compassion at this point for them.

OK so here is what the notebook should look like next Monday for the first quiz.
15 Overview
15 Notes
16 Overview
16 Notes
15&16 Test Review
15&16 Test


Schedule for the week.
Monday and Tuesday Chapter 18 Overview
Wednesday Notes
Thursday finish Notes and start Dichotomous Key Lab.
Friday finish Dichotomous Key Lab.