frustration

Yesterday in my observation class I noticed my focal student was really upset about something. The hard thing was, she wouldn't tell me. I felt bad because I couldn't do anything to help. I think she was really frustrated because she was working on a take-home quest (mix of test and quiz) for social studies. She eventually asked me for help and she began to loosen up but that was the most frustrated or angry I've seen her. Usually she is really upbeat and smiling and so yesterday caught me off guard.

It was funny because other students came up and were asking questions about their quests as well. They were generally all the same questions too. They had several questions about the True/False section. They reminded me of myself because they read into the questions way too much, just like I do when I take true/false tests. They all knew the right answer, they just wanted that approval that it was right. I found it difficult to help them but not give them the answer since they were only one sentence long questions. I did find a way to guide them towards the answer without giving the answer away. The students really appreciate it. You could see the expression change on their face when they got it right. They are all so cute!