tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32838402.post7540032688181114735..comments2024-03-24T20:34:23.967-06:00Comments on Family and Friends blog: Solving a world problemP M Prescotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12973205373056561583noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32838402.post-62163854494363608412009-11-18T07:55:27.919-07:002009-11-18T07:55:27.919-07:00Smaller class sizes haven't worked for special...Smaller class sizes haven't worked for special ed. A class size between 30 to 35 is manageable. Anything over 40 and you have a problem of space. Classrooms aren't built that big. Extending the school day would be easier than extending the school year. Even with air conditioning in June and August the after lunch hours are just plain too hot for learning.P M Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973205373056561583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32838402.post-47582711645736273072009-11-17T11:27:32.282-07:002009-11-17T11:27:32.282-07:00Interesting ideas about education in elementary sc...Interesting ideas about education in elementary schools. Having been raised by a grade school teacher in a '60s environment I'm very uneasy about our current teaching models. I see the end result when young men are pushed thru the tube we call K-12. I was shocked about the publisher's treatment of them in regards to reading material. Good luck with what you're attempting to do. I'm of the opinion that only shrinking class size and extending the school year is the answer for our children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32838402.post-55179875087094066952009-11-16T11:18:57.943-07:002009-11-16T11:18:57.943-07:00Thanks again for your support.
This is an issue th...Thanks again for your support.<br />This is an issue that hits my touchy spot and I can't just let what's said in the media go without my two cents worth. I know I keep repeating myself, but so does the media.P M Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973205373056561583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32838402.post-3828668963150241712009-11-16T10:17:51.698-07:002009-11-16T10:17:51.698-07:00At the risk of repeating myself, PM, I admire you ...At the risk of repeating myself, PM, I admire you for dealing with so many stressful distractions and politics when all you really want to do is teach. I have at least 4 friends who are teachers and I could compare their notes to yours! A great friend of mine who died young who was an airline CEO taught me this: "I have always said the job of a really good manager is to go out and find the best possible talent he or she can, regardless of race, gender, religion..all of that, I don't care. Assign them to a task. Hold them accountable. Give them the tools to get their jobs done and then get our of their way. Boy, if today's school administrators were this forward thinking. That is my ultimate with for you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.com