First grade

Part A. Student Identification – i.e., student name, age, school, and grade level. Alexandra R. (name of the student is changed) is a second grade female student. Her parents are divorced. She is living with her mother and stepfather, and soon she is going to have a brother. She spends weekend with her father and her grandparents. In her free time, she is enjoying swimming. Her favorite subject is math. After communicating with her teacher, I found that Alexandra is new at school,…

not relaxed then not performing as well seems to be quite possible. The 400% increase in participants who don’t feel stress in the math classroom after the action implementation shows me the impact of removing a grade. I enjoyed seeing students being able to focus during assessments and not squirming in the chair and asking questions on how to complete a particular task. When the students were presented with a task that they were not real comfortable with or did not understand proficiently…

of Education, is responsible for training K-3rd grade educators with research-based instructional strategies to help implement the Literacy-Based Promotion Act. The Mississippi Department of Education provides the purpose of the act: “The purpose of the Literacy-Based Promotion Act is to improve the reading skills of kindergarten and first through third grade public school students so that every student completing 3rd grade reads at or above grade level. The intent is to increase the…

Honestly, I am not a very motivated person. I tend to try hard in school for the sole purpose of receiving an A. I never had thought of learning as an activity, but rather a priority. A priority that exists once again, for the purpose of getting an A. In my head, if I received an A, I would feel secure and my life would be able to move along smoothly. Receive a B, and my whole world would stop. Sadly, it seemed almost impossible for me to receive even close to a B when it came to writing. I had…

opportunity that is in front of them. Students frequently do what is necessary for a traditional grade instead of showing a desire to learn and grow as a student. The study by Self-Brown and Mathews was devised to identify if various classroom structures effect goals that students have. The ultimate objective is to create a learning environment that rewards student gains and success, instead of the traditional grade based classroom structure. The study by Self-Brown and Mathews is about…

Should one test determine a child’s future? Many children who pass all of the courses and have a average or above average GPA fail their grade. How could this happen? If a child spends 3-4 hours on homework a day, study whenever needed and completes all assignments with passing grades, be retained to their current grade based on a 100 question examination at the end of the year or semester? This has been something many parents are not concerned with, parent feel most of the time maybe the…

realized halfway through sophomore year that the academics were only half the battle. I lacked the ability to communicate efficiently with others. The move from a tight-knit school of 650 students to a public school with 2,000 students was terrifying. My grades through junior year dropped as I got a sense of how the real world is; teachers don’t repeat the assignment, grading errors don’t fix themselves, and I had to learn how to fight…

accomplish challenging tasks, and persistence to become a better scholar. Pursuing a college degree for four years may seem like a long, winding road filled with many challenges. That is why it is very important to remain enthusiastic while at college. First, one must find a career path that best suits them. It is often times difficult for people to find a major that they are good at and is interesting to them. Many students will go to college and find themselves unsure of what to do, sometimes…

I desired to say that I have always been of the growth mindset but I realize that is not the case. For years I had carried the characteristics of an individual with a fixed mindset as hard as I fight it. I would only focus on the grades and if I did not receive the grade that…

have myself to blame. My weaknesses as a writer played a significant role during my struggle last semester, including procrastination, organization, and run on sentences. Although I have always had these weaknesses, I have usually received exemplary grades in writing because I have a natural ability for it and a wide-ranging vocabulary. This semester I will focus on how I can overcome my weaknesses, expand my vocabulary,…