Wish I could say that today was much better than yesterday. Good news is that she was upbeat for most of the day. I tried to help guide her into some time management help so that all of her work assigned at school would get done in a timely manner. Meaning finished by tonight to turn in tomorrow. So she did her Fasttmath, spelling assignment (1/3 of it - the rest she can do tomorrow), and a worksheet that is also due.
The Charlotte's Web project was due today. Was assigned a few weeks ago. Mrs. Campbell brought her to me at the end of the day and told me that she wanted to let me know in person that Madi was going to spend tonight reworking her project because it was not adequate enough and up to standards set. That it was not her best and that she needed to do it again.
Between Mrs. Campbell and Jer/I, we have all talked with her about responsibility, doing our best and getting it done on time. We also all have talked with her about not placing blame on us or her teacher. Madi understood.
Madi told me today that she loves challenges, but that she doesn't enjoy doing some things. And then she followed it up by saying that she doesn't like the challenge of Fasttmath or her project. I talked with her about the kinds of challenges she does enjoy (ones she creates for herself like finishing a book or starting projects she wants to) and how she needs to take ahold of challenges given to her and take them on rather than fighting them. Because you can't say you love challenges and then not overcome then or challenge yourself to attempt to do your best. A challenge is not always one that you choose - it is often placed on you and then you have to choose to overcome.
So tonight she spent some time writing a script and then taping herself on iPod. Jeremy is editing the video at the moment. Will be interesting. There is definitely a very good lesson to be learned through all of this and hopefully it will be a good example to come back to when the next project comes. Jeremy will post her final product from tonight on here so you can see. The project was to either research pigs or another animal from the farm and create a video of the research. Or do a powerpoint or movie of a scene from the book. Or to conduct an interview. She started a movie about it, but gave up. Then she made a powerpoint at the last minute yesterday.
She does make a really good newscaster!! Not sure about the detail and how much information from the book is really given, but she would make a fabulous newscaster!!
We have to send it to Mrs. Campbell tonight. Madi forgot her drive. This has happened several times. Some on purpose because she didn't want to work on her project and thought we wouldn't make her work on it if she didn't bring it home. Other times it was on accident - just wasn't thought of.
Sorry this isn't very happy or cheery. It just is what it is. And this too will pass.
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