I was just wondering whether you can tell when a student has bad days? A couple weeks ago i had had an awful day and i couldn’t concentrate at all in maths, i was so upset. My teacher marked my book a couple of days later, and on that day’s work he wrote “maybe you could have done a little more work today? I don’t think you were on your best form.” I just wondered whether sometimes teachers can tell that if their students aren’t working hard it’s for a reason and not because they’re lazy.

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Sometimes I can, sometimes I can’t.  I am not a mind reader, and some people are really good at hiding their problems.  Do you notice when your teacher has a bad day?  I have come into class multiple times not feeling I could concentrate or teach at all, but have to park it at the door and show my students that I’m fine and let’s keep going with all this fun work!  If you can’t tell all the time about other people, then we can’t tell all the time either.

Usually if I notice something, I will try to talk with the student one-on-one.  An alternative for you is to even talk to your teacher privately at the beginning of class to explain that you’re having a rough day.  You wouldn’t have to go into detail, but just so they are aware that you might not be able to focus well that day.

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