Missy+Hull

Do your students understand why you are asking them to complete specific assignments? Do your students know what their grades on their assignments, represent/mean?

If you think about a time that your boss asked you to complete a task that made no sense to you....did you complete the task at all? If you did, did you put all your effort into completing the task to the best of your ability? PROBABLY NOT..........

Our students need to understand what is being taught to them and why. They also need to have an understanding of what their "grades" are and what they represent.

Goal-Setting is a great way for students to gain an understanding of the tasks they are being asked to complete!

Missy Hull Erie City School District Diehl Elementary: Grade 3 mhull@eriesd.org 2010 PennLake NWP Writing Fellow