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I discovered this week that a big obstacle I will meet this semester is the students’ lack of motivation to complete their class work and homework. Most of the students appear to be actively participating in class discussions; however, they choose to not complete any of their work, which negatively affects their grade. Over the next two weeks before I officially take over teaching I need to brainstorm effective ways to get my students motivated to complete their work.
This week I also had the opportunity to create a Roaring 20’s Glog to introduce the topic to the students. Here’s a link to the finished product: http://mslynch17.edu.glogster.com/roaring-20s/.
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This is a big change from last semester and I look forward to seeing how you change your teaching strategies for the age group.
It seems as though you have come upon a problem already that is common in all grades and that is completion of homework and classwork. I think you have hit upon some possible issues (not knowing how to do their work, bored, or unmotivated). You mentioned a parent-teacher conference. There seems to be a great number who are not motivated to complete their work. What is the parent involvement with the majority of the students?
Sounds like things are moving along nicely!