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Does anyone have any classroom photos of a Bee Themed Classroom?
A couple of other posters made the correlation between how the powers that be want to save a few bucks and have opted to raise class sizes in order to save money.
I'd like to present the argument that you need to LOWER class sizes in order to save money. Yes, initially, there will be some expenditures for hiring additional teachers, but I ...See MoreA couple of other posters made the correlation between how the powers that be want to save a few bucks and have opted to raise class sizes in order to save money.
I'd like to present the argument that you need to LOWER class sizes in order to save money. Yes, initially, there will be some expenditures for hiring additional teachers, but I still think that every district could save money by having smaller class sizes.
As experienced teachers, we all know that when your classroom becomes overcrowded, you're not able to give 1:1 attention to every child. It becomes "crowd control" and we put band-aids on certain situations. There are more students to assess and monitor. More and more is being asked of teachers through RTI programs, assessment strategies, AYP programs, etc.
Is it too simplistic to say if class sizes were kept to proper levels (NAEYC advocates for a 1:10 ratio in grades K- 3), that there might not be any need for RTI, DIBELS, AYP assessments, etc? All of those additional programs cost money. Lots of money.
Get rid of all of those extra programs, hire additional teachers, lower class sizes, and let teachers do what they know how to do best: TEACH.
If a teacher had a class size that was truely workable, then they'd be able to see which student needs extra help with phonemic blends, which student has anger issues, which students shouldn't be near each other, which students have vision and hearing issues, etc. There's a tremendous difference between having 20 students in a class and having 32-40.
I have 25 students this year, in a full day Kindergarten class, and I'm very fortunate to have a full time IA who is with the class all day long. Even with 2 full time adults in the room, and with a fairly well behaved class, 25 is really pushing the limits. It would be SO much better if it was 20-22.
I was fortunate and i had small Latin classes last year. this only happened because to put the two levels together, they wouldn't have fit in the classroom.
At the school that I taught at, we were beginning restructuring. One of the modifications that we had made was to keep the freshmen in school by having the state support no more than 20 students per English class. That next year, we had 17 English teachers with a student population of 2900. I always taught 9th grade, besides other levels. But those...See MoreAt the school that I taught at, we were beginning restructuring. One of the modifications that we had made was to keep the freshmen in school by having the state support no more than 20 students per English class. That next year, we had 17 English teachers with a student population of 2900. I always taught 9th grade, besides other levels. But those 9th grade classes were wonderful. Results showed that when we limited the size to those classes, we, did, indeed, keep those freshmen all the way through school.
Using the new technology that teachers are provided with today like smartboards, ipads,computer, document cameras. What is the best way to use these in a classroom with a size of about 30 students? Is one better to use vs. using another?
by Gabrielle Kolar
Jan 23, 2012
What are best ways to have your class listen to you? It seems so difficult to be stern, but also have your students still like you as a teacher and be interested in class. Many teachers are very strict, which cause the students to not like the teacher and/or class. What is the right way to get your students to listen to you with full respect?
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