A Good Lesson For Me
by Erica
This past week has been eye opening and refreshing. Amazing statement considering that this past week I have gone back to work. By work I mean teaching summer school 8-12 M-T.
I have discoved the secret to truly enjoying teaching. Small class sizes. During the school year I become overwhelmed and over stressed because there are too many kids in one room. There is no possible way to figure out each kid and what they need on an individual level with that many students.
My class size for the summer is 8. I have time to correct their work, to figure out what is getting in their way of learning, to listen to their stories and most importantly- I have time to enjoy them as individuals.
Best of all, I don't have to deal with 10 distractions during a 10 minute lesson. There aren't enough kids to cause that many problems. What a great experience so far. Now, I need to find a school to teach at that has a 10:1 student/teacher ratio.
I have discoved the secret to truly enjoying teaching. Small class sizes. During the school year I become overwhelmed and over stressed because there are too many kids in one room. There is no possible way to figure out each kid and what they need on an individual level with that many students.
My class size for the summer is 8. I have time to correct their work, to figure out what is getting in their way of learning, to listen to their stories and most importantly- I have time to enjoy them as individuals.
Best of all, I don't have to deal with 10 distractions during a 10 minute lesson. There aren't enough kids to cause that many problems. What a great experience so far. Now, I need to find a school to teach at that has a 10:1 student/teacher ratio.
posted by Erica @ 14:12
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Wow, you want to have 10 kids? :-)
That's why we firmly believe in homeschooling. Your statement that "There is no possible way to figure out each kid and what they need on an individual level with that many students." hits it right on the head.
I think it's all about customizing the learning experience. Customization is hard to scale, though!
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