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2. Citing evidence from your experience teaching this learning segment, explain why you would expect these changes to make a difference in student learning. By resolving both issues, I believe the unit would ultimately be more organized and efficient. It became very frustrating for me when students turned in assignments late because of a missed deadline, or because students would not stay on task in class. As a result they fell behind and, due to the fast-and-furious nature of the material and assigned tasks, they fell behind on all of the following assignments. This ended up stressing them out and stressing me out. I tried to get everyone back on track but things inevitably became overwhelming. By stressing deadlines, and likely enforcing stricter late policies, I would not have run into that problem as often. In the end, students would learn more, and I would be able to help them out more with individualized needs.
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