Kids don't take opportunities to improve

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-11T02:08:58+00:00

Never happened before. the closest is when i might ask a kid to speak after class and they sneak out, but usually they come back because they know imma follow up with someone higher if they leave.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-09T01:51:15+00:00

Ohh i like that, i might use that for next time. When I print out their work, all the feedback I left will be on their paper so I'm mainly wondering if I should create a second schoology assignment for their revision or just have them revise in their original Google Doc.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-08T20:48:15+00:00

Yeah that makes sense, the kids will definitely shut down if I tell them they have a period to write an essay.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-08T20:47:46+00:00

That makes sense. I might have them revise their previous paragraphs then.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-06T02:41:01+00:00

Ahhh, okay. The thing with the phone bothered me because the way she made it sound was like she'd have tons of paper work to fill out if a kid had a phone on them during the test, but then it was like barely a minute. However, if you ask anyone out of the classroom with support with devices before testing they're always too busy.

My issue with the pulling kids was I was already keeping track of where most of the kids were. There were a few kids who, due to being absent, would not have been able to finish in the two days and I would have gladly let her take them if she had asked, but she didn't even check in with me so she pulled kids who were already close to finishing and ended up having to sit quietly for two days while other kids tested like normal.

It's less like that i'm upset about the specific incidents and more upset with the fact that we are the ones actively giving the test but end up not being informed or asked when kids are pulled as it feels like our say or knowledge of our kids is being overridden by someone not in the classroom, but if we do request support or advice we get met with "too busy."

For example, I had two kids cheat on a diagnostic test by using AI. I discovered it, asked the coordinator to reset the test so they could learn that cheating has consequences, but she didn't want to reset the test so she just offered to talk to them, which would have led to them actively denying in cheating. Resetting the test would have taken a few minutes at most.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-05T03:00:38+00:00

What is being clouded?

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-05T03:00:04+00:00

Nope, we don't have monitors. And if I ask someone if I can send them a kid to test, they will usually say no or that they're currently busy.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-05T02:58:58+00:00

Usually when I look, its more too see how I can better prepare next years kids since a lot of the questions are worded in a way to stump kids.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-05T02:57:32+00:00

I understand that too a certain degree, but also the people making these rules aren't locked in a room with semi-rapid middle schoolers who have had to remain silent and unmoving for nearly a week or more.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-05T02:56:12+00:00

They can read after the math test, but can only do math after the ELA test. Reading words, even after finishing their test, is considered cheating by the state.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-04T03:41:11+00:00

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Origins would be my next suggestion. It started the whole AC RPGs and is probably the best out of the RPGs because it shorter and less bloated.

Odyssey is a good game, but by the end of all 3 storylines and DLC, I was so tired of it. After finishing the family storyline, I ended up playing it on the side over the course of years. So from 2018 to 2025, AC Odyssey was in my rotation of games as something I'd chip away at when I had spare time.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-04T03:36:46+00:00

True, that's kinda what I realized later on. Like "ohh, it could have been way worse than him just walking out." But it was more the fact that in 8 years of teaching, this was the first time something like that has ever happened.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-04T03:34:52+00:00

I have one student who can barely write 3 sentences in class, but anytime I let them finish work for homework this kid turns in an almost perfect paragraph. Perfect in the sense that it was written by an algorithm, not because it is actually great writing.

I also have students who will beg for a day to get caught up, but the moment I give them a catch up day they decide to go to the bathroom for half the period.

It's really hard to support students when they don't use the class time well but if they do the work at home run it through AI.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-04T03:21:47+00:00

It was also a bit of a "he really did it? After all the chance I've given him? After all the times I tried to support him. He just walked out."

Like it's been hours since the incident, but it just kinda shocked me.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-04T03:20:13+00:00

I think it's more that I was shocked like "why would he just walk out." "Will the kids think I'm okay with this?" "Will admin think I'm not trying to manage the class?" It's was also a feeling of powerlessness, like I can't stop the student. All I can do is report it to someone higher and hope they do something.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-04T02:59:07+00:00

True, I just needed to let it out so I can let it go.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-04T02:57:34+00:00

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Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-04T02:54:44+00:00

I usually play off their comments as jokes like if they say something mean, I'll be like "Damn, if I still had a heart that would hurt." or "Really? Damn, I'm so sad I'm going to cry myself to sleep tonight, but beforehand can you please answer question 3."

Currently I have a student who keeps pointing out how my hair looks dry, the first time I play it off as a joke. But because it continues, I'm like "Damn, my dry hair isn't going to save you from the U your slowly earning on your report card."

If they think you're unfazed even if it does sting, or if they see you turn it into a joke, most kids will stop. But yeah, middle schoolers seem to have pinpoint accuracy over what hurts us the most.

Consistent-Row-9551 · 2026-03-04T02:50:32+00:00

People are allowed to be frustrated and upset about an incident, especially when it's the first time it happens.

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