To fail or not to fail?

January 26
Saturday

I could not sleep for the life of me. Katrina alarm clock went off and falling back a sleep was out of the question. So, I figured I would stop fighting and blog or read my new book, Prep. Its out a girl experience during here high school years at boarding school. So far I really like the book. I can totally relate.
All last week we had semester tests. My kids did ok. I was a little frustrated at W because he would not do a test, but I couldn’t make him do it. So, I just let him fail. The next day I talked to Sharon what I should do with the kids that are failing my class. She pretty much said you can only do so much, and use the test as a way to know what you, the teacher, should review. My only problem is I have lots of kids and a huge diversity between good and not so good, understand and no understand. I know I can work more with those kids, but I’m just so tired. I can’t carry a kid through to the next grade. I don’t have the time nor the energy to do so. If I had an assistant then yes it would be easier, but I don’t have that I have to do with what I have. I have to remember that I’m not a teacher. I don’t know what I’m doing. I still can remember my first week or so of school. I was so flustered. I didn’t know what to do, but now I feel I have a hold of the handle. My kids know what I expect of them and do it most of the time. They very well know the consequences if they don’t.