Improvement

Since progress reports came out, there has been significiant improvement in attendence and class participation for some students in first hour. Hopefully these students will continue coming to class and participating (asking/answering questions, doing the labs). The next step is for these students to do their assignments (e.g., projects/lab reports) because this is what will have the most impact on their grade. One student in particular has shown marked improvement; however, she didn't submit one project and it had a severe impact on her grade. We have talked about what she needs to do for the rest of the semester, and she seems committed to turning in the rest of the assignments.

At times it is easy to forget that some students have to deal with a myriad of personal issues which make schoolwork an extremely low priority in their life.