tyler

so.....i'm spending the next week studying quadratics with this junior high student.....

he's going to fail....
pretty inevitable....
i mean, this young man needs to ace his next exam (on wednesday) if he's going to make it to the next grade level.

but the problem isn't with his math concepts. he's a very bright student. his mental computations are incredibly fast and he recognizes patterns easily.

the problem is with his motivation. he refuses to perform for his current teachers. he won't see past tomorrow to see how passing now will affect his future.

it's an epidemic that seems to infect junior high.........how do we encourage those who refuse to be motivated?

entry 1

this is merely an uninteresting test of the fonts and colors as they appear....

pay it no mind, for my use only...