On Jul 29, 2007, at 8:20 AM, lori.labrum wrote: > But at the same time is isn't fair to give all the challenges to an > experienced teacher.
No, not really. NO teacher should have ALL the "challenging" students in a grade level. > ..... snip ...... > But with the make-up of the class, 32 with so many challenges, we were > given another third grade teacher. So to not > give that new teacher any challenges defeats the purpose of being > there. Yes, I understand that 16 with many challenges is easier than > 32 with many challenges, but why have 10 challenges in one class? > Which 6 students do you choose to put in there with them? I'll take > my share of the challenges, but I am worn out after teaching such > large classes to meld together along with all the challenge students. I am always surprised and amazed and kind of intrigued that this even goes on anywhere. I have worked in three different districts and in every case much energy has been put into balancing classes by gender, by ability, by behavior issues. Dumping on new teachers is especially ridiculous. I don't get it. Renee "El fin de toda educacion debe ser seguramente el servicio a otros." ~ Cesar Chavez _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
