Elementary School...we've all been there. For grades 2-6, I went to a 4 room school. 1 room was for 1st grade, 1 room was for 2nd grade, 1 room was grades 3 and 4 and the 4th room was for grades 5 and 6. In the double grade rooms, there were about 50 students. We shared an inkwell desk. There was 1 teacher...no teacher aides, no parents helping.....1 teacher/50 students/ 2 grade levels. The advantage for the students was ...when in the lower of the 2 grades, you got to learn alot of what you were to learn the next year.
The teacher concerned for the welfare of her students, did a math project, calculating how much "air" each student had in the classroom. I think she was trying to prove her point that there were too many students for her to teach. Can you even imagine the paperwork? and report cards??? Oh, the board asked her if she liked her job......she decided to stay....and breathe recycled air.
My sister went to grades 1-6 in the same school. In grade 7-12, we were taken by yellow school bus about 10 miles.
Yes, I still talk to classmates from that elementary school. It's great how we have bridged the years...and the most amazing thing is that we all turned out ok. I had a very successful high school education and graduated 21st in a class a little over 200. Why, I even went to college.....and my basic education was in a little country school that didn't even have indoor plumbing the first year I was there....... Amazing isn't it.
In today's society, we hear, class size...class size...class size. I believe, it's the teacher...teacher...teacher...and how much they love their jobs. If you don't love what you teach...how CAN you teach???
The teacher concerned for the welfare of her students, did a math project, calculating how much "air" each student had in the classroom. I think she was trying to prove her point that there were too many students for her to teach. Can you even imagine the paperwork? and report cards??? Oh, the board asked her if she liked her job......she decided to stay....and breathe recycled air.
My sister went to grades 1-6 in the same school. In grade 7-12, we were taken by yellow school bus about 10 miles.
Yes, I still talk to classmates from that elementary school. It's great how we have bridged the years...and the most amazing thing is that we all turned out ok. I had a very successful high school education and graduated 21st in a class a little over 200. Why, I even went to college.....and my basic education was in a little country school that didn't even have indoor plumbing the first year I was there....... Amazing isn't it.
In today's society, we hear, class size...class size...class size. I believe, it's the teacher...teacher...teacher...and how much they love their jobs. If you don't love what you teach...how CAN you teach???
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