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Students don't ask questions because they do not know what to ask, or they are scared to ask questions because other students would judge them.

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Students don't try harder, and they easily give up.

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Students don't try harder, and they easily give up.

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The whole system is failing many of our students of color and sometimes it feels like we are powerless to effect change this. Students are reduced to numbers and dollars and new ideas continue to be pushed that feel at times not in the best interest of students

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Low attendance. Some students are SIFE (interrupted formal education). Others need to work.

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We need to pass students and they are unable to read.  

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We need to pass students and they are unable to read.  

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when you lower standards so the kid passes your class you set them up for failure in future classes

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Absenteeism is a challenge to student success and unavailability of necessary learning tools/materials.

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Absenteeism is a challenge to student success and unavailability of necessary learning tools/materials.

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Student

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Try! Come to school everyday.

Persevere. Ask for help. Use available resources.

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They don't even know where to start because they begin the year so behind

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Taking on challenges makes your brain grow. If you take on a problem that is so hard that you can't do it or can't do it right, that's when your brain grows. 

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Taking on challenges makes your brain grow. If you take on a problem that is so hard that you can't do it or can't do it right, that's when your brain grows. 

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Students don't want to seem "dumb"

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Privilege means that wealthy kids who struggle in math don't struggle for long, because their parents can afford tutors.

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students will talk and ask questions, but won't ask questions in math becasue they don't want to appear "stupid."

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students will talk and ask questions, but won't ask questions in math becasue they don't want to appear "stupid."

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Everyone passes the class (not necessarily the regents). Not that failing should be encouraged, but it feels there are no consequences.

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They spent all of last year being TOLD what to do instead of learning, and now are having trouble applying and reading for comprehension.

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When students are 3+ grades below level, it's hard to still teach grade level content and have those students be able to access the work in a meaningful way

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One failure for students can really change their sense of self worth forever

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I would tell my student to persevere and keep on trying. And committing a mistake is okay.

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Make progress learning English, do well in classes, getting a job, etc.

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Middle school students will get on your nerves and being able to separate your personal emotions from how you show up for students is a skill!

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In order to maintain the 60/40 ratio for SPED classes, we always overload the ICT sections to meet the ratios. I have a 16 kid gen end class followed by a 32 kid ICT section and the kids who need the setting suffer because of it.

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...so many feel like they can't do math and they don't try. They aren't engaging, even when the task is something accessible for them. Learned disengagement over time.

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You have to engage and take risks - if you are scared to try, you won't be making progress.

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They need so much attention and they need to get off of their phones.

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They need so much attention and they need to get off of their phones.

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Some students need more time and support than we are able to give.

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There is such a range of life experiences and levels support at home.  They aren't starting on a level playing field and some feel like they are failing before they start.

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There is such a range of life experiences and levels support at home.  They aren't starting on a level playing field and some feel like they are failing before they start.

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Scared of what teachers and students might say.

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Not proficient in Algebra 1 when taking Algebra 2.

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Getting a perfect score in the quizzes and tests.

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Getting a perfect score in the quizzes and tests.

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Many disproportionately disadvantaged from pre-school just because of the zip-code they were born in.

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We need to acknowledge and address the trauma students bring into the classroom.

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You have to want it. You have to be able to try things. Create good habits of learning. Learning habits are so much more outlasting than discrete instances of "being smart" or "knowing stuff."

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The journey of being wrong and figuring out why is more important than the destination of getting an answer

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We move quickly in the content

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For math specifically, I would say that they should be actively involved - I use a lot of low floor/high ceiling tasks, so if they aren't engaged in any part of the lessons, something is going on that I need to investigate.

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I wish students would not be afraid to make a mistake and learn from it. Their concern is to be correct and don't think beyond that. Our best learning is from mistakes.

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Time - some students need way more time to learn than what is given to them in the school setting

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Learn to ask for help

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Take risks, work with others (collaborate), try it - watching others do math is not the same as taking risks doing math.

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Get off your phone in your free time!

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We aren't figuring out how to engage them, we aren't  figuring out how to meet them where they are...

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We aren't figuring out how to engage them, we aren't  figuring out how to meet them where they are...

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we haven't figured out how to make them feel safe...

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Many, many students need a lot of attention.

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success is surviving… not being dead or locked up by the time you’re 18

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That definition varies from student to student.

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Project-based learning. Small high school. 

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Project-based learning. Small high school. 

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Success varies - I am happy when I see students learning with one another but for some students they are not happy without the "grades" and "test scores"

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For math - answering questions correctly in written work and verbally during class discussions

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Try your best, get involved.

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I think of student success as participation. If a student is having fun and learning, I am happy.

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Small Music school, K-12.

180 students in the high school.

Students need to audition to get in: Instrumentalists, Vocalists, Composers.

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Every other year is a completely different experience for the kids.

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Our mission statement makes us sound very progressive, and in a lot of ways we are, but we are a giant public school and teachers are different in terms of their capacity, their values, etc. So it's not consistent.

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Traditional college preparatory high school. Located in an immigrant community with high poverty rates.

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Diverse, mostly progressive, with a big dollop of traditional

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Diverse, mostly progressive, with a big dollop of traditional

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My school is a project based 6-12 with an identity crisis. We are a small school, only about 450 kids grades 6-12. We are not purposely small... For some reason our enrollment has dropped dramatically. I think our school has amazing teachers, we have just had a lot of admin turnover!

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exhaustion. they have so many courses and a heavy workload and in class they are tired

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Lots of community amongst students - supportive classes in each grade to support students emotionally. Teachers in the school are very supportive - you can see students in all sorts of teachers rooms all of the time. Students are used to seeing both grades and classes with no grades as well.

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Students are new to the country and to the English language. Gen Ed and SpEd, some SIFE.  

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Students are new to the country and to the English language. Gen Ed and SpEd, some SIFE.  

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For math-speed and accuracy is how they view success in math.

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For math-speed and accuracy is how they view success in math.

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They are musicians (school for music), driven, some are high achieving. SES is mostly middle to upper class. Also, overall kind.

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I'm lucky enough to work in a school that is truly diverse; neighborhoods nearby my school are very different. They are for the most part very CHATTY. Most tend to feel agency over their school and the classroom, but that shows up as them not stopping talking.

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There is academic succcess, soacial success, personal sense of self, being a team player. Each student has different challenges

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There is academic succcess, soacial success, personal sense of self, being a team player. Each student has different challenges

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My students are super diverse in every way - all levels of SEC, different cultures/races, and they come from all over the city. About 20% of my students just arrived in the country within the last 2 years. I translate my lessons to Spanish, Russian, and Arabic. My students get very excited about science, which I love.

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Progressive.  Project based learning.  No grades.  Math creates a lot of anxiety and competition-right and wrong.

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Progressive.  Project based learning.  No grades.  Math creates a lot of anxiety and competition-right and wrong.

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Large diverse school in South Queens.

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Great kids. I really have a wonderful group this year. 

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Great kids. I really have a wonderful group this year. 

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My students have a wide variety of barriers to their education including poverty and learning differences. Many of them do not feel like they can succeed in school.

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Students are expected to figure out and follow routines and norms and need to figure out how to help themselves.

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Casual, students call teachers (including the principal) by first names

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A ball of fun, jokes, and surprises.  They are discovering themselves. 

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A ball of fun, jokes, and surprises.  They are discovering themselves. 

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Diverse, gen ed and special education students who just want to pass.

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lots of artist vibes. Many different backgrounds and levels of privledge, but pretty much all united in being proud / protective of our community

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lots of artist vibes. Many different backgrounds and levels of privledge, but pretty much all united in being proud / protective of our community

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Motivated, curious, but care too much about achievement/grades over learning sometimes

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We have an incredibly diverse student body in terms of family income, home language, country of birth... 

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We have an incredibly diverse student body in terms of family income, home language, country of birth... 

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A very diverse group of chatty kids.  In the beginning of the year 2/3 said that they don't like math!

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A very diverse group of chatty kids.  In the beginning of the year 2/3 said that they don't like math!

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Learning is the motivation for many, but they are also competitive and looking to earn good grades, get into a "good" college, etc.

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Varied abilities, lots of different backgrounds and experiences. Students come from all over the city and commute far (some up to 1.5-2 hours).