Nada que Decir (Nothing to Say)

How do you fight lack of initiative?  How do you overcome apathy?  How do you motivate?  Yes, today is a day of frustración.  Oh, joven, it is not with all of my classes.  Basically I am focusing on one particular class and of course that is all I can think about . . . the one that is not going well, that doesn't seem to be advancing.  Why can't I celebrate the great work that is happening in Spanish 5 Honors and their enthusiasm and willingness to put together a project I have only dreamed of completing.  Why can't I be proud of the improvements that I have seen in Spanish 3 students.  The only thing I can think about is those students who are so very far behind in Spanish 2.  I want them to be successful but I feel that they are not all that interested in being successful.  I want them to understand that it is hard to accomplish tough tasks but I appreciate hard work and usually hard work and focus bring about success!  How can I instill this in my students so we can really begin to learn Spanish 2?  Yes, joven, even after 42 years there are days you feel like you are Sisyphus!  Today was one of them!

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