Hey everyone,

During my observations, I reflected on the fact that the way a teacher deals with certain situations can have a huge impact on the knowledge gained by the student.

The lesson I was oserving was going to be a test. As I was entering the class, I heard the teacher saying to a student that since he has missed the previous lessons, some questions in the test would be difficult for him to understand. The teacher told him to revise the notes he gave them in class, and talk to him during the break if he finds any difficults.

If I were the teacher I would have acted differently. First of all, since the student had missed important lessons, doing the test would be irrelevant because it is obvious that the student will not do well. Secondly, it is unlikely that the student will revise the notes he had missed at home and talk to the teacher during the break.

As the other students were doing the test, I would have taken the opportunity to explain the missing topics to the student so that he would be on the same level with the other students. In my opinion, it is useless to asses a student when the knowledge of the topic is low. In addition to this, I would have given the test to the student as homework and asses the student on the work done.

Daniela,
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