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Overcrowded Classes

As a teacher in NYC for over 35 years, I've noted that teacher morale is at a new low. For one reason, it is virtually impossible to manage and educate grossly overcrowded classes. (what DO you say to yourself, looking at a class of over forty pupils; "I shall give that child one minute of attention and that pupil four minutes and that one thirty seconds?). Having nearly forty pupils or more per class in a high school setting nullifies the individualized attention often needed for pupil success.

Monsters in Suits

In addition, administrators except in rare cases seem predominately and uniquely unqualified to administrate the teaching of teachers. They have been trained specifically in only one regard and that is to perceive administration as the use of gross and harsh bullying tactics towards teachers often using tactics that we as teachers would come under fire for if they were used in our own classroom management. Administrators are al...See More


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