I wonder what it would take to motivate some of these students if they are not motivated by this particular program. As junior high school students they have a lot of trouble being organized and getting use to changing classes and new teachers each period. The excitement of the program has overwhelmed a few. Some of the kids really don't like computers. Some kids who like computers do not really like to work in groups.
Some kids just like to sit and talk and get very little done.
There are a number of reasons why the students are not all successful. We have 27 students in the class and they are a very diverse group. So far we have not had a student move out of our school who was in the program. That is rare for Sequoia. Our turnover numbers are unbelievable.