There's no one who appreciates teachers more than another teacher! I've joined this link because I believe in the power each of you have to make a difference in a child's life. While it isn't all cotton candy and gum drops, at the end of the day it is worth it.
I've included a few of my "secrets" that help me keep my sanity in the midst of empowering students to reach their potential.
In my students' interactive notebooks, I have them keep up with their grades. Each new grade, I grade them in a timely manner (usually by the next day), return them to the students, and they record their grades. Together we then practice averaging them. I just started this recently and it has saved me.
At any given moment, any of my 83 fifth graders know their reading average. I was having a huge problem with parents complaining about not knowing their child's grade. We send home graded papers, put grades online, and send home progress reports. Evidently, it wasn't enough. Now students feel more ownership of their grades.
Document. Document. Document.
I document everything from missing assignments to behavior. After reading Harry Wong's books, I made it my mission to keep parents informed and have documentation in case it was needed for referrals. I created my own version of the "pink slips" and "choice slips." You can find them on my TpT store!
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