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teaching angst
Sep. 23rd, 2004 06:10 pmso in the past, my 12th grade physics class was split according to math abilities.
They just had their first quiz, and low and behold, the class is split according to those classes. Totally, not even mixed up a little.
That means that if this trend continues, I can predict that about half the class will get a C- or lower. The class average on this one was 67.6
I don't want to curve this. I mean, I've gone over this quiz a couple of times, and I KNOW its on the slightly easy side for senior physics. I just don't know what to think of it all. To me, even non-calculus based physics has to be done to a certain standard to be taught at all. I feel like I'm already teaching to the lowest standard I can. Thing is, senior physics is mandatory in this liberal arts-oriented high school.
blah humbug. Now to grade the 9th grade; hopefully they will be less of a disappointment.
They just had their first quiz, and low and behold, the class is split according to those classes. Totally, not even mixed up a little.
That means that if this trend continues, I can predict that about half the class will get a C- or lower. The class average on this one was 67.6
I don't want to curve this. I mean, I've gone over this quiz a couple of times, and I KNOW its on the slightly easy side for senior physics. I just don't know what to think of it all. To me, even non-calculus based physics has to be done to a certain standard to be taught at all. I feel like I'm already teaching to the lowest standard I can. Thing is, senior physics is mandatory in this liberal arts-oriented high school.
blah humbug. Now to grade the 9th grade; hopefully they will be less of a disappointment.
