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[canadianmountme]

for whatever reason i'm posting a lot, and i'm not quite sure why i even bother because hardly anyone reads this anymore, but i'm going to say this is a somewhat rhetorical question. if you want to answer, go ahead

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[jgulner]

Giving up would be letting them retake it, open book, as many times as it took for them to get whatever grade they wanted. And the tests got easier every time. And you had the answer key on your desk when you went to go have a couple drinks at the bar while the kids were taking the test.

My one question would be: how do you know they aren't trying? And that isn't a (completely) rhetorical question. I'm just wondering how you, as a teacher, tell the difference between kids who aren't trying and kids who are trying but happen to be as stupid as a pile of bricks.

[canadianmountme]

luckily for me, my kids are quite honest, they will flat out tell me when they haven't studied. I can also tell by how they interact during the lesson that the test was on. If they weren't paying attention at all and constantly shrugging their shoulders, i know they're not trying.
at this point, though i shouldn't label my kids because every now and then they will surprise me, i know in general who actually studies and who doesn't.