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"Today we talked a bit more about the upcoming history assignment the student has been gearing up for. I think it will be a good project for him to show his teacher that he is willing to put in the effort to get the grade - he seems genuinely interested in the research aspect of his task and has been talking to the teacher about possible sources. He also continues to ask good questions about the subject - I advised him strongly to bring more questions into the classroom! I was very happy to learn he got a 97% on an English test we prepared for together. He was proud of the fact that he was one of the few in the class to correctly identify "when" as a conjunction, after we specifically discussed it while looking over the study guide. Lastly, we made some sentences about Spanish fashion and had a more informal conversation about school in general. The student was very active and engaged throughout our time together."

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"The student and I spent this session working on a special project that her geometry teacher assigned. This covered the law of proportionality, which she needed to make a PowerPoint presentation on. We worked on the sections of this assignment, first defining it in terms of math and coming up with example problems, then highlighting how this law applies in the world. The student did well coming up with examples for each of these topics."

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"The student and I covered solving systems of equations by graphing and elimination. I brought a worksheet to practice graphing systems of equations and finding the coordinates where the two lines intersect. We also went over questions from her textbook including word problems, to consolidate her understanding and align the practice I brought with problems she is more likely to see in class. We also started going over solving systems of equations via substitution. We will aim to finish systems of equations via substitution and elimination in the next two tutoring sessions. She is very pleasant to work with! She communicates very openly regarding which concepts she is struggling with and which ones she understands. She demonstrates understanding of solving for variables which is very helpful in reviewing systems of equations. We will continue to work on her algebra skills to prepare optimally for algebra II in the fall. "

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"The student struggled a bit with the reading comprehension, though RC is still his best category. His scores have definitely gone up in recent weeks. We planned on finishing going over this week's tests on Sunday at 12:30."

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"Today, the student and I worked on addressing some of the issues in her portfolio that were raised as areas of concern by the feedback from her professors. We started by making a detailed plan for the extra research that she will need to do, and most importantly, how to make it relevant to her argument. Today, we specifically looked at getting figures on a company's competitors (which her professors have asked for), and I suggested graphing and grouping the companies according to each of the different fields. The key issue, which I stressed to her, is making all of the research relevant to her case study. I have told her to be explicit and blunt when explaining why she has included it, and then we can finesse the writing at a later stage. We also tracked the beginning of the twitter backlash, which illustrates her argument about it turning into a media crisis."

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"In our first session, the student shared with me the results of his diagnostic test. He said his weakest areas are fractions/ decimals and plane geometry. We spent the session doing questions in these areas. I think he is doing much better with plane geometry questions and with more practice should not have any trouble with these questions. However, he is still very weak with fractions, decimals, and probability so we will need to practice these much more. "

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"During this session, the student and I reviewed some concepts from throughout his year in Geometry. I was impressed to see he was prepared with an organized binder full of notes and a collection of direct, targeted questions. He also came ready with his own practice problems provided by his teacher earlier in the year. As I was able to answer his questions, his grasp on the subject and its vocabulary became more complete. He handled his practice questions with ease and confidence. "

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"We covered types of geometry problems that will be on the student's test on Friday, which include problems on the intersecting chord theorem, intersecting secant theorem, areas of arcs, and areas of sectors. I showed her that when determining lengths of arcs or areas of sectors, she should use the ratio of the angle divided by 360 degrees. She is a good student. I think she will do well on her test. I mostly am giving her confidence that she is doing these problems correctly."

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"The student and I continued with fractions today, focusing on comparing fractions and finding equivalent fractions. These two topics were very successful with her. In translating between fractions and decimals she had few problems when working with tenths and hundredths. She was independent using visual models but required reminders to use equivalent fractions and naming the fractions as other strategies. We will continue to work on that. From here we will be focusing more on GCF which she still needs multiple strategies to solve, and divisibility rules. We will also be starting basic algebra when I can get a hands on an equation kit. Overall this was a great session!"

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"The student and I first went over his homework for the next day. First, we worked on math. The math in question pertained to two-step word problems/equations. He did very well and understood the two steps involved. We then worked on his ELA assignment, which called for him to read and respond to two articles about trash and recycling. For this assignment, he needed to be able to compare and contrast elements within both texts. As usual, he did very well with English/reading and did not struggle with vocabulary words that other 3rd grade students might (such as resource and diligent). He then read to me from his Shaquille O'Neal book. We concluded with working on several math problems from a practice test. He was assigned math problems to do for the next session. "

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"The student and I worked on compound words and sentence structure during today's session. We read our books as we usually do, but I began to expand on the book and how to make sentences out of the sight words we have been working on. We read "No David," "The Cat in the Hat," and "Bad Kitty." She is almost to the point that she can tell me the stories. She does tell me the story as she is "reading" it to me during our sessions. For the next session I would like to work on compound words and sentence structure. "

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"The student and I worked on statistics. The student initially did not recognize that odds and possibility were different things, but after my pointing it out, he did well. We worked on the homework problems, and for the most part, they should not be a problem for him. "

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