AP CSA
Win: Students are getting into their projects. EVERY HOUR just sat when the bell rung, working hard at it. It was cool.
Loss: I wish we could do more of this... I am hoping we get the grant for next year!
AP CSP
Win: I think I set up something good for the future. I had students look at their spaceship algorithm and see if it would meet the college board definition. I had them screen shot it and after break, when we start up again, we are going to re-visit that topic. Then we started talking about the explore. I have been living so day-by-day in that class, I am feeling good about what was said there.
Loss: Some students feel like this class is "too easy". I don't know what a "math elective" should look like. I don't know what "too easy" even means. Looking at the code that was written... let's just say not everyone feels that way. I need to remember, I am teaching this class for the students who thought they might not "be" CS people. Not for the kid who thinks they are infallible.
Concepts
Win: Cracking down on behavior. It is exhausting but needed. In the long term it will be good. I am thinking of having my para be cell phone enforcer.
Loss: A kid told me that I "don't care". That hurts. It does. Although, I need to remember that the student literally said that if they are having a bad day they should be able to be jerks and ignore anything said to them. That's not going to be the reality. We did have a conversation about how if physically I am sick, class might not be the right place for me. Likewise, if a student is psychologically unwell, class might not be the right place for them as well. I think I believe that. A bigger plan needs to be put into place to help students struggling with mental health issues in class.
One Good Thing
I just love how students are connecting to this project in AP CSA. That makes me happy.
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