Comments on: Counter-intuitive http://jenjw4.blogpeoria.com/2008/02/28/counter-intuitive/ Just another The Blog Peoria Project weblog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:53:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rixblix http://jenjw4.blogpeoria.com/2008/02/28/counter-intuitive/#comment-2043 Rixblix Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:04:59 +0000 http://jenjw4.blogpeoria.com/2008/02/28/counter-intuitive/#comment-2043 And sometimes things just "click" with kids! (I love it when that happens in class) It's impressive that she did the extra credit, too. You'd be surprised how many kids just don't do it...no reason, the just don't. We've taught the boys to always TRY the extra credit...ya never know when that 103% will bump up an 87%! And sometimes things just “click” with kids! (I love it when that happens in class) It’s impressive that she did the extra credit, too. You’d be surprised how many kids just don’t do it…no reason, the just don’t. We’ve taught the boys to always TRY the extra credit…ya never know when that 103% will bump up an 87%!

]]> By: jenjw4 http://jenjw4.blogpeoria.com/2008/02/28/counter-intuitive/#comment-2041 jenjw4 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:07:46 +0000 http://jenjw4.blogpeoria.com/2008/02/28/counter-intuitive/#comment-2041 Oh, extra credit, of course! Her teacher usually puts one extra credit essay question on each test. Thinking about it now, I really should have said, "All those days of working hard really paid off." Because while she might not have studied specifically for the test, she was studying the material quite a bit recently. And she had been ill and missed class and was able to go back and take the test without doing extra prep for it... Oh, extra credit, of course!

Her teacher usually puts one extra credit essay question on each test.

Thinking about it now, I really should have said, “All those days of working hard really paid off.” Because while she might not have studied specifically for the test, she was studying the material quite a bit recently. And she had been ill and missed class and was able to go back and take the test without doing extra prep for it…

]]> By: diane vespa http://jenjw4.blogpeoria.com/2008/02/28/counter-intuitive/#comment-2039 diane vespa Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:07:26 +0000 http://jenjw4.blogpeoria.com/2008/02/28/counter-intuitive/#comment-2039 which begs the question... How do you get a 103% on a test? ;) which begs the question… How do you get a 103% on a test? ;)

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