Last Day 1/1/11

Today is the last day of my field study today I would complete my 40 hours, and I can start my papers and stuff. Today was a very calm day. The kids are just extremely excited about the snow storm coming and no school tomorrow. Today the students in the 11th and 12th grade took test. I find it hilarious that 11th grade students cannot write an essay in 40 mintues they cried and whinned and complained about it the whole time they were doing it. The HSPA don't give you 40 mintues to prewrite and 40 mintues to write an essay, and colleges don't do the same thing. I think she should have explained that also. Yes, college does ask you to do more with stories then summarize a story. In the 9th grade the students were working on the novel "Anthem" as they were reading they were getting really into it and asking a lot of questions and stuff about the story. The teacher sent the book home with a contract for boht student and parent to sign agreeing that they will be careful with the book and return it in one peice or have to pay for it. The teacher actually paid for these books out of pocket for the students which is crazy, but I gues sometimes you have no choice. On one of the slips a parents writes "this is ridiciulous" or "this is so stupid" well if the children were trust worthy and not careless then they wouldnt have to have a contract. I think in part of the students irresponsiablity its past teachers and parents who let them get away with to much. Just like homework in grammar school they never did it because teachers didn't grade it or because parents didnt check it, so students now in high school when homework is part of the grade are failing because they can't depend on themselves. But over all a good day.