
Two big news items about class size and “innovative” approaches to education have our very own Mrs. Mimi, Jennifer Scoggin, sounding off about how administrators are missing the mark and setting students AND teachers up for failure.
Oversized Experiment in Class SizeWhen I saw an article about a 60-student kindergarten class in the paper this morning, I thought it was a joke, a tongue in cheek commentary on education innovation. After I had another sip of my coffee, I realized this is no joke... some “innovative” administrator thought it was a great idea to stick 60 small children in one classroom with four teachers.
Not only does the idea of 60 first graders running rampant in a 2,000 square foot classroom make me want to poke myself in the eye, it kind of makes me angry.
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