I made a few calls on Monday to remind students that we began on Wednesday, but I didn't call all that many of them. I was counting on their being motivated to come back and if not, we were better off without them. It was a very disappointing day. Seven students came out of a potential 24 maybe; only one called to be excused. I made a few calls today to hear "Oh, did school start today?" from a couple of them. Others were not home or didn't answer.
I had worked on all the files on Monday and gone in to prepare for an hour on Tuesday. I was ready for the new year. Only seven students were ready. It is discouraging and yet I have done this long enough to know that this is why these students didn't make a go of it earlier in their lives. Tomorrow should be better.
B was back and said she wanted to come both morning and afternoon! I said that wasn't a very good idea because the morning class was full--which it is if folks show up! I don't think double time in our class is the answer, but maybe another setting would be. She is looking into Work One where she could get 12 hours a week. With 5th grade scores and no gains in post-testing so far due to her lack of focus and skills, she has a long way to go to that GED she says she has to have. She said she needed to take the GED exam by January 27 when she goes to court. At age 17, she cannot do that without passing predictor tests and thus my permission. To her credit, she worked pretty hard today.
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