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I'm So Proud of My Student!

12/8/2012

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I recently had a father come to me and  ask me to work with his seventh grade son.  His son was failing in all  except two classes.  Of the two classes he was passing, one was  P.E.  and he was receiving a D in the other.  The father wanted me to work  with his son to raise his grades and help him become better organized.

The first thing I did was speak to the child's teacher.  She gave me information about his performance in school and told me specific areas  in which he struggled. 

According to the teacher, although he did struggle in academics, one of  his major difficulties was turning-in homework.  We devised a method to  help him keep track of his homework and to get it turned in everyday.   The teacher and I began communicating daily through his agenda.  All his grades rose at least one full letter grade.

I sat with him every night as he did his homework.  Some nights we only  worked for an hour, other nights we worked over two hours.  However, he  did all the work and he learned to do the work correctly.  He was soon  doing much of his homework at school before coming home.

When it came time for tests, I studied with him.  I helped him
learn  more efficient ways to study and helped him learn new ways to study.  For the first time ever, he earned an A on a major science test.

I taught him how to efficiently and effectively read textbooks.  We  worked together and improved his reading comprehension.  I showed him  how to be prepared to learn during classtime.  According to his  teachers, he began to participate in class.  He was answering questions  AND asking appropriate questions.

After working together for three months, he raised his grades to mostly A's and B's with just one C.

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