The benchmark exam was supposed to take 45 minutes. They gave us two days (class periods are nearly an hour). That should have been enough time to finish.
Today I was in the same class as yesterday. Each period, a handful of students needed more time. Plus, each period had a student who had been absent yesterday. Everyone was able to finish up today. Well, except for one...
Yesterday, he spent the entire period looking at the test. When I collected it at the end of the period, he hadn't bubbled in a single answer. Not one.
I gave him back the test today. During one of my walk-arounds, this boy stopped me to ask if he could use the restroom. Normally, I would have said yes and not batted an eye. But I took one look at his answer sheet, which had only one question answered after having been in class for 20 minutes, and I said no.
He started to work on the thing, finally. He got about halfway through the test by the end of the period. Actually, he tried to turn the thing in a bit early. I told him he should get some more of the test done. He said he'd finish it up tomorrow.
Uh, no. He frittered away two days, and he wants more time?
After school, I turned in the tests to the office. I told the administrator about this one student. She didn't think he should get any more time either.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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No, he shouldn't. There's always someone who thinks he deserves more time. Sheesh.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'm not a teacher but I would have went about this different. I would have spoken to the student and asked them what the deal was. Why are you not finishing this test? Do you not know the answers? If so, pony up to that and just let me fail you. This is ridiculous. Stop wasting my time.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I woulda said.