And on the point of "valuing what you do" ask, "Should I spend my
preparation time cleaning up after kids or preparing dynamic lessons?"
On 10/31/09, Renee G wrote:
> On 10/30/09, Paul wrote:
>> Been told to use ALL time for class and the even the last 5
>> minutes are instructional time, no more down time before
>> class is over ANYMORE.
>
> Cleanup time, for me, IS instructional time, because part of
> my instruction is taking care of materials. But.... unlike
> many who post here, I put all materials used for the lesson
> on the tables in the morning, so cleanup is basically putting
> everything back in the correct containers, straightening up
> the table, etc.
>
> Part of my lesson, every class, is discussing what we've done.
> My classes are one hour long, so I have about a 10-15 minute
> introduction (sometimes more, depending on how well they are
> listening) for giving directions, any demonstrations that I
> might want to do, and sometimes reading a story that segues
> into the lesson. They have 30-40 minutes of art-making time,
> then about 5 minutes for cleanup and about 10 minutes to look
> at everyone's work and discuss their work.
>
> I also have "one hour, self-contained" lessons. If they don't
> finish in the hour, they don't finish. I do not see students
> every week; in fact, I only see them about once every three
> weeks, for one hour, and it's too weird of a schedule to carry
> things over.
>
> Your principal obviously doesn't value what you do.
>
>
