Field Blog #4

Mrs. Kelm After Class

This time with Mrs. Kelm we talked about cheating, and how to deal with struggling students. She was telling me the way she avoids cheating is by making different tests. That with multiple test if they do cheat she can easily say that it was cheating. Also she was telling me during test she watches her students to make sure they are not cheating. When it comes to homework she says that she does not care that much because they are only hurting themselves. If they actually care they will do the work on their own. She said it isn't that much of a problem with her students. But she said overall with her the classes she teaches it is very difficult. The reason is an English teacher can see how someone just reworded what someone else said. For her the person can copy down the work exactly and how is she suppose to know. It is a tough job for a Math teacher.
We also discussed what to do about a struggling student. She told me when the student is not doing good she talks to the student first. Respects them enough to not get the parents involved. She tries to see if something is going on with the student. If the student continues to struggle she then will call the parents and let them know. She believes that these parents are paying a good amount of money and their child should be doing their best. Visiting that day was a long time, but very cool. I learned a lot about teachers in the classroom and outside of the classroom. How a teacher interacts with the student. Overall it was a great experience I was excited to have done it.