tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34064589.post1183109225540980557..comments2013-10-16T05:31:31.459-07:00Comments on Chalk, Sweat and Tears: A. Squarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111787924776508931noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34064589.post-90920600135849133252008-11-10T22:04:00.000-08:002008-11-10T22:04:00.000-08:00Good for people to know.Good for people to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34064589.post-43016615675810261162007-03-15T14:49:00.000-07:002007-03-15T14:49:00.000-07:00I tend to retain a lot from week to week, but I ha...I tend to retain a lot from week to week, but I have a very very good memory. However, if material covered in the week after is very different, it might just be that they need to readjust how they're thinking about the material. It's like regaining your sea-legs or land legs. Takes a little bit. I wouldn't feel too discouraged if they forget stuff, but maybe throw in one or two problems with the homework on stuff they haven't looked at in a while as a way of making them review.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957070331362276338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34064589.post-37740367278373096482007-03-15T11:28:00.000-07:002007-03-15T11:28:00.000-07:00Relax (easy for me to say). Realize that all your ...Relax (easy for me to say). Realize that all your classes are going to move at different rates (which I'm sure you know), and especially if you're flying through material, take more time, repeat more.<BR/><BR/>You could also come up with a big project that they could APPLY the stuff they need to know. It'll take up time, keep them engaged, and give them new ways to explore the material.<BR/><BR/>Call me sometime next weekend (after I'm done moving) and we can chat.<BR/><BR/>Keep on rockin', rockstar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34064589.post-41782618617928834552007-03-14T13:13:00.000-07:002007-03-14T13:13:00.000-07:00To be honest, I don't retain very much material af...To be honest, I don't retain very much material after 1 week of unrelated material. If I understood it previously, I am confident in my own ability to regain that material via studying my notes (and I think high school is the first time most students are expected to start conscienciously reviewing on their own). The thing that really nails learning into place for me is repetition. Usually most classes have a sort of built-in repetition, because the material you learn one week is built upon the next week, but if you have two weeks of utterly unrelated material, I'd expect your students to need a little prodding. I'd also expect your students to catch on a lot more quickly the second time around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com