Is Study Island Making You Crazy?
Jacob came to school this morning and he was really upset. He did his best on Study Island trying question after question after question and his score was still really low. He spent a lot of his evening last night trying to improve his grade. I appreciate his effort very much, but there are a couple of things he needs to know.
1. Doing extra work always pays off. Even if it doesn't help his grade it will make him smarter and make success more likely down the road.
2. Students are only required to do 20 questions. They can do more to improve their grade, but they should never do more than 40 - 50 questions.
3. Study Island is a challenging program and I don't expect students to get A's all the time. All I ask is their best effort.
4. The grading scale is curved for a reason. Getting high grades every time is extremely difficult.
5. There are a lot of grades in language arts each grading period. One or two low scores will not ruin a grade. Just keep working hard and your grade will show it.
6. I appreciate the hard work Jacob put forth last night. Even if his grade doesn't improve, he earned my respect for his positive attitude and that is worth a lot more than any 10 point assignment.
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1. Doing extra work always pays off. Even if it doesn't help his grade it will make him smarter and make success more likely down the road.
2. Students are only required to do 20 questions. They can do more to improve their grade, but they should never do more than 40 - 50 questions.
3. Study Island is a challenging program and I don't expect students to get A's all the time. All I ask is their best effort.
4. The grading scale is curved for a reason. Getting high grades every time is extremely difficult.
5. There are a lot of grades in language arts each grading period. One or two low scores will not ruin a grade. Just keep working hard and your grade will show it.
6. I appreciate the hard work Jacob put forth last night. Even if his grade doesn't improve, he earned my respect for his positive attitude and that is worth a lot more than any 10 point assignment.
Image from http://www.theguardian.com/
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