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Case: Pushing on-level students into honors classes
Larry has been in your honors class all semester and has struggled on formative and summative assessments, especially when it comes to writing. At the beginning of the semester, you spoke with the counselor about your concerns and she shares that Larry's parents waived him into the class and that his standardized test scores showed that he had barely met standards the previous year. You have been in touch with his parents all semester but registration is coming around and they want to know if you are planning to recommend him for honors again next year. What is the best way to handle this situation?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
We have had this happen not only with Honors classes but also with Advanced Placement classes. We have had to tell parents that students are not ready for the work and they are doing more harm to their child's GPA which leads to scholarship opportunities and college enrollment chances as well as causing possible academic burn out at an earlier level. We always suggest showing parents and students real data and tests to make them know what is required throughout the year. I would recommend the student be put in a regular class and aim to do well in it and if successful this year then shoot for Honors the following year if they want to do that. That way you are not eliminating their opportunity of Honors all together just postponing it until the student can show academic success. |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: This is a solid solution. Parents will have difficulty arguing with assessments and scores that you have for their student, and showing them how difficult the real coursework is will help them to grasp the gap in achievement. I appreciate that this solution gives the parents (and student) a goal to work towards instead of shutting them down completely. |
| Rated On: March 4, 2016 6:06 pm |
| Rated By: teVaGu |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Comments: Discussing the harm such pressure may cause the student in the long run is important. |
| Rated On: March 5, 2017 1:14 am |
| Rated By: atugym |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: This is the best solution, it puts the students interests first. Also, it doesn't stop the child from pursuing honors in the future. |
| Rated On: October 14, 2018 5:48 pm |
| Rated By: aVugaG |
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