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The 93 individuals I teach all have the potential to succeed because each one has shown initiative and promise within the first month of school. Their problems lie in consistency. The attention span of 11-13 year olds is something that is difficult to keep, but once you have it and keep them engaged all four of my classes have had entire 64 minute periods where they were on task and enjoying learning science. There is no easy summary of 93 students each with their own challenges and promise. Almost all of them are on free or reduced lunch. Alabama is undergoing serious education reform and so the school is undergoing constant monitoring in order to get it's Title 1 funding. The students are therefore under constant watch and have a very good staff to keep them in line. That said there are weekly disputes that put 5-8 of my students in in school suspension and therefore out of the classroom. These come from the intricate nature of adolescent social interactions and emotional struggles.

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The 93 individuals I teach all have the potential to succeed because each one has shown initiative and promise within the first month of school. Their problems lie in consistency. The attention span of 11-13 year olds is something that is difficult to keep, but once you have it and keep them engaged all four of my classes have had entire 64 minute periods where they were on task and enjoying learning science. There is no easy summary of 93 students each with their own challenges and promise. Almost all of them are on free or reduced lunch. Alabama is undergoing serious education reform and so the school is undergoing constant monitoring in order to get it's Title 1 funding. The students are therefore under constant watch and have a very good staff to keep them in line. That said there are weekly disputes that put 5-8 of my students in in school suspension and therefore out of the classroom. These come from the intricate nature of adolescent social interactions and emotional struggles.

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