November 30

Mr. Curtis has implemented more new changes this week in order to seem more progress in his students. He has paired each high student with a low student. They sit by each other at their desks and on the carpet. They help each other until each of them has succeeded at the new concept. The high students were, of course, disappointed in the approach but we explained that this classroom is a team and will work as a team until every student succeeds.....I LOVE this!

We no longer have table managers. Mr. Curtis now check the students' reading strategies and homework each morning. The students do seem more responsible now that they know he will be the one checking them.