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On Another Note

One of my students performed poorly on the first test of the semester. I know the

student works until 6:00PM every weekday. My class begins at 6:30 so the student
is usually late. I was contacted just moments before the second test to let me know

this student had to work late and would miss the test. On the next class day, I gave
the student a copy of the test and sent this person to find an empty study room.

About half way through the class the student brought back the test with only a
couple of questions answered. In a low, but desperate, voice, the student said, “I

don’t get this stuff! What can I do about it?” A couple of days later, we had a three
and a half hour tutoring session. I discovered that the student is extremely bright

and catches on rather quickly. A question was posed asking me if I could add two
more columns to a worksheet to make it easier to understand a certain process.

Not only did I add them for that session, but I will include the extra columns from

now on whenever I cover the topic. I allowed a retake of the test and the student
nailed it. On the third test a few weeks later, the student did quite well again. So, I
think I might have saved one. I hope so.

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