http://conversationed.com/2014/11/06/in-my-classroom-we-celebrate-successes-no-matter-how-miniscule/ Mon, 29 Feb 2016 02:27:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.3 http://conversationed.com/2014/11/06/in-my-classroom-we-celebrate-successes-no-matter-how-miniscule/#comment-1331 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 03:41:09 +0000 http://conversationed.com/?p=4356#comment-1331 Measuring improvement works on the other end of the spectrum as well. My son is gifted and doesn’t have to work very hard to meet the standard (He has been reading Tolkein since kindergarten). He is considered a prize student in any classroom he lands in; however, lately he has been getting bored and stagnant in class and he asks for more challenging work at home because school doesn’t allow him to improve. He draws during reading classes and does homework for his other classes. I would give anything for a teacher who was allowed to realize that the standard is just an average. Simply meeting an arbitrary fluency or comprehension goal does not mean that my son is the best he can be. He shouldn’t have to wait until 10th grade to be able to learn in his reading class.

]]> http://conversationed.com/2014/11/06/in-my-classroom-we-celebrate-successes-no-matter-how-miniscule/#comment-810 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 23:14:05 +0000 http://conversationed.com/?p=4356#comment-810 Thanks! It’s just been weighing on me!

]]> http://conversationed.com/2014/11/06/in-my-classroom-we-celebrate-successes-no-matter-how-miniscule/#comment-807 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 20:50:05 +0000 http://conversationed.com/?p=4356#comment-807 Bravo, AM! Bravo!

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