2024-04-10

Teaching my regular classes at the Ross Farnsworth - East Valley YMCA.

Tonight’s rank exam went very well. A total of 12 students tested across both classes, for ranks ranging up to 6th kyu. As usual, I take the weekend to write up individual feedback for each examinee. This gives them a record of what they’re doing well and what they need to improve. It also allows me to look back at previous feedback to recognize ongoing trends. (e.g. If I noted a problem with “x” on a student’s last exam feedback, and they still have a problem with “x” on this test, then we have an ongoing problem that really needs to be addressed.)

I also introduced the new attendance cards this evening, and they were generally well-received. We’ll start using them next week. As a reminder, I’ll be having each student pull an individual attendance card at the beginning of each class to indicate that they’re present (very much like pulling a timecard at a job). I’ll them mark them and put them back for next time. This method puts the accountability on the student to indicate their presence and, at a glance, allows me to see how many lessons each student has attended since their last test.