check out the numbers for discipline and non-teaching tasks.
http://www.hsta.org/archive_articles.php?article_id=111
*STUDENT DISCIPLINE*
· Teachers spend an average of 23% of their day on student discipline. That
equates to one day out of every week spent on discipline.
· This equates to a full day of instruction each week lost to discipline
problems.
*1992*
*1999*
*2003*
*2005*
23.0%
26.0%
23.9%
23.8%
*NON-CLASSROOM RELATED TASKS*
· Teachers spend an average of 3 hours per day performing tasks unrelated to
classroom work
*OVERALL*
*None*
2%
*One hour*
15%
*Two hours*
26%
*Three hours*
24%
*Four or more*
32%
*Don't know*
2%
On 10/23/05, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 45 minutes was pretty short when I would have been pretty short when I
> was in school.
>
> At age 5 I'd say we did about 2 hours worth of actual instruction per
> day. Working on ready and math skills mostly.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 1:36 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Home Schooling (was Re: Olsen Twins of the White
> Nationalist movement)
>
> I hope so too. Actually at age 5, forty five minutes is about right, and
> if
> you look into it, is probably about the amount of actual instruction
> that
> takes place a day in the average kindergarten program. I don't have a
> link
> handy but I suppose I can dig one up if the above statement causes howls
> of
> incredulity.
>
> Dana
>
> On 10/22/05, Jeffry Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > At 05:01 PM 10/22/2005, you wrote:
> > >Subject: Olsen Twins of the White Nationalist movement
> > >From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 15:59:31 -0400
> > >Thread:
> > >
> >
> http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm/method=messages&threadid
> =19055&forumid=5#177781
> > >
> > >Is home school an effective way to teach kids?
> >
> > I don't have an answer, but...
> >
> > I've only known one home schooled person. She was one of the smartest
> > people I've ever known. Before going off to college, I believe she
> took
> > every test available (SATs, GED, etc.. ) to prove that she was not
> brain
> > deficient.
> >
> > On the other hand, my GFs best friend is intent on home schooling her
> > children. She recently said that they spend 45 minutes a day on it. I
> > have no idea what one might expect from a 5 year old, but that seemed
> like
> > a rather small number.
> >
> > Of course, two example don't define a relevant sampling.
> >
> > >Generally the
> > >people doing the home schooling are usually better off than - they
> can
> > >afford the option of one parent staying home and playing teacher.
> Most
> > >people cannot.
> >
> > In the case of my GF's best friend she is a single parent who works a
> > full time job.
> >
> > I know I've seen this topic come up in the past, so I hope I'm not
> > entering into a holy war.
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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