Geometry Tests!

As you all know I teach special education math to students who are a few years behind in school, so typically they struggle when faced with grade level work. I gave a test to my eighth grade class this week on finding Area, Volume, and Surface Area of given figures. It is a hard task for even the regular educations students, so I was not expecting much from my class. I really just wanted them to get the idea of what area and volume are used for, and to become some what familiar with the formulas. Test day was Tuesday and it was a really bad day for me, I wasn't feeling well, and it seemed like every thing was going wrong, until I graded the tests. I have 10 students in my class and when I finished grading, there were 6 A's, 3 C's, and 1 D. I have never been so proud of my students and myself! I think after three years of teaching I might have figured out how to bridge the gap for my kiddo's, at least for this concept!