In both classes, the girls SPECIFICALLY requested what I have developed. And, I will make it clear, my normal policy, that anything they find boring or too hard, we stop as soon as they want to.
Another issue that may anger some of you, but 16 year old girls here are not the products of dumbed up schools. They are as smart as the high school girls back in the Fifties. And, they were very smart then.
And, when I ask kids here what their favorite class is, a high percentage of girls say MATH class. That really surprised me.
US girls could do it just as well if they were motivated and expected to do so.
As I said, this specific student has a dad who has a sort of trucking service and he spends a lot of time working on his vehicles. I am guessing she wants to know what he is doing out there. So, I need to add material on diesel motors.
Let me add another thing. I am here and have been teaching this girl English for around 3 years. Why do you assume I need to be told how to teach her, and that you are capable of telling me? I’d really like to know, with no intention of offending.
I incidentally a few hours ago went back through my materials, and I suspect most of you would have trouble with the programming stuff I taught another student when she was 12. She was so motivated that she was coming ten minutes early. C++ and Java and standard deviations and random numbers, stuff I used preparing for the CPA exam.
Let me make it clear. That girl was 12, and you worry about me exceeding the abilities of a 16 year old girl with OBD II? Hee, hee.
Personal motivation and teacher’s expectations affect kids’ capabilities. And, part of my classes, which are mostly girls, involves subtly working on their self-esteem. Girls are smart if no one de-motivates them. Their interests are often different than the interests of the common man, but intelligence is not the main factor.
@oldtimer Okay, if the evap will heal itself without a reset, I will try that. That is the sort of thing I wanted to know. I will go back and review the requirements to run the evap test to make sure I can do it. Thanks a lot.