#class size

So -- the Assistant Principal said, “Those classes are as balanced as they can be,” which means I’ll probably stay at around 182 students. :/ 

I talked with other staff in my department and their classes are between 28-32 students per class. Talk about disproportionate workload. :/

The AP also said that aside from the band and PE classes I am the teacher that has the most students on campus. She said to take it as a compliment because “you are so capable.” 

Cool, thanks. But also, yikes. 

Okay, so, the more the merrier. I love students and of course I want them all. What I don’t want is the freaking crowding in my room and the extra time spent on grading. ***(but mostly the crowding in my room because it’s a crippling fear that i need to seek professional help for. I FREAK OUT about weight in rooms and whether structures are sound and safe)***

I’m determined to go in this with a positive attitude and make it the best experience for all involved.

Wish me luck and thanks for listening to (reading) my venting. 

Rethinking Class Size: The complex story of impact on teaching and learning. by Peter Blatchford and Anthony Russell

RETHINKING CLASS SIZE

As stated in Chapter 1, this book addresses four main aims, which are to:

1. critically review this evidence on the connection between class size and academic attainment

2. better understand the connection between class size and classroom processes

3 .conceptualise how class size works and interconnects with classroom processes

4. draw out the implications for…