tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post115819762136741016..comments2024-03-08T00:17:09.224-08:00Comments on The Daily Grind: Class SizeMr. McNamarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062641578010808106noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-1158290712212004772006-09-14T20:25:00.000-07:002006-09-14T20:25:00.000-07:00Exactly. How can I teach teenagers a foreign lang...Exactly. How can I teach teenagers a foreign language if I can't hear them when the whole class repeats or take time to hear each individually?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-1158285086457009112006-09-14T18:51:00.000-07:002006-09-14T18:51:00.000-07:0030+!!! I had two English HONORS classes with 50 st...30+!!! I had two English HONORS classes with 50 students last year. Try grading those essays and monitoring those discussions!!Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08763332265684824622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-1158205193098832082006-09-13T20:39:00.000-07:002006-09-13T20:39:00.000-07:00I didn't know until my second year teaching that i...I didn't know until my second year teaching that in our school distict they count admins, secretaries, counselors, and other office type personnel as "teachers" when figuring things like student:teacher ratio. That would explain why I had 30+ kids in each class after coming to the job thinking the ratio was 22:1. Nice sleight of numbers, huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com