I am almost shouting out loud 'Hallelujah Praise the Lord!' Except for a few people who continue to NOT pay attention to what I'm saying, most of this class have been quite cooperative. There are a handful who are really serious about wanting to do well and I am heartened.
They continue to be the class I think of most in terms of how to engage them and make learning more meaningful. I know many do not bother to read and study the wonderful notes prepared and printed for them. Yesterday, I decided to administer a surprise test on coordinate geometry. It was an open book test and they could discuss their solutions. I am glad I did this. For one, they were forced to read and go through their notes! It was a great sight to see some of them pouring through the notes, discussing the various formulae that were taught and deciding which they should use. Peer teaching in my humble opinion does serve a good purpose here, those who didn't quite know were helped by those who knew, and those who knew reinforced their learning by helping those who don't.
More than 1/2 the class passed the test, about 6 just failed (9-9.5 out of possible 20 m marks) and the rest failed badly. This last lot are neither slow nor unable, they seem to lack a certain amount of motivation and discipline. My immediate challenge thus is to move this lot up in their level of motivation....Tall task indeed...
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