A week ago I posted my concerns about working a couple of students too hard. I saw them again tonight. Predictably, a big improvement.
Looking over the assignments from last week I saw my main comment to both was to slow down and be accurate. I type up the assignments on my laptop as the lesson progresses, then print them and stick them in the binder. Evidently I was a bit hasty and inaccurate in giving the headline instructions to one student:
Oct 10 If you’re mistakes, you’re going too fast.
Clowning Around - SLOW DOWN and read accurately. Aim for efficient practice.
Intrada – grade 5 page 6 – HS once a day then HT a few times. You MUST keep it very slow so that you learn it accurately…
I’m trusting that if he actually read it, he understood what I meant.
Ha! LaDona, I can relate- I’m the world’s worst typist and you should see some of the crazy thigs I write on assignment sheets……”play and cou”, “don’t forget to look at”, “MM=60 then”. My students don’t even question it anymore (thats pretty bad). They just come to the next lesson and say, “Miss Suzanne look what you wrote last week”.
Laughing. At least you know they’ve looked!