Angela- It sounds like you work hard to make it all run smoothly. I am blown away that 3 classes is only 48 students. In my district in California we are 20 to 1 in primary grades. That is soon to disappear due to budget. Next year we will all have 30 -and we have no support people in our classrooms. We have 1 RSP teacher who does pull-out, and 1 speech teacher who does pull-out. No aides.
The bit about we all do _____ at the same time is one of the things that makes me a little nuts (yes, I have been involved in switching kids before). I am the kind of teacher who has no ill feelings about continuing after recess, or into the next subject's time slot if we were hot on to something... And I do that -often. If I need another 15 minutes I take it. When you are tied to a schedule with 14 knots, that can not happen. I try to follow the students -not the clock. Jan The mind determines what is possible. The heart surpasses it. -Pilar Coslinta _______________________________________________ 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.
