INFORMATION.. OK I won't pile a hundred pages and resourses at ya! RIGHT....
Chairs in a semi-circle or a circle are more conducive to interaction, and learning. A well known fact Psychologist trained by the U.S.A. Military government knows.
Clinical rehabs groups know, everybody knows. Small groups are overall beneficial. politicians say all the time. A Vote for me is a vote for your childrens future! ...RIGHT!
It's more than a full time job being a parent. Working your regular job, monitoring paid and elected officials to make sure they are doing their jobs. This is one justification for HEALTH CARE! All this will Wreck ya!
I am fortunate. My children and I have passed thru this gauntlet. It left me broke, without vacation time, because all my days were spent in parent teacher meetings.
You will find you have ( 5 ) many jobs maun!!!
There used to be Parent, Teacher, and Principal meetings. Request one and kill two birds.
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Look at this Brother The American Federation of Teachers will be in St. Louis on August 27, 2009
HAVING LUNCH!
http://www.aft.org/
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AFT's Eight-City Back-to-School Tour Begins Aug. 27
AFT president Randi Weingarten kicks off an eight-city back-to-school tour Aug. 27, with plans to visit a variety of public schools, applaud the work educators are doing, and talk with elected officials and community leaders about ways to work together to improve teaching and learning.
http://www.aft.org/tour/tour/map.html
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The Student Teacher Achievement Ratio Study
http://www.reduceclasssizenow.org/research.htm
The Student Teacher Achievement Ratio Study ... This paper examines the effect of reducing class-size on student achievement, with particular attention to differential effects by race.
A review of the literature suggests that low-income and black students tend to benefit more from attending a smaller class than white students.
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Benefits of Small Class Size
http://www.aft.org/topics/classsize/index.htm
Compelling evidence demonstrates that reducing class size, particularly for younger children, has a positive effect on student achievement overall and an especially significant impact on the education of disadvantaged children. The American Federation of Teachers is a strong advocate for reducing class size to help raise student achievement, especially in high-poverty, at-risk schools.
Consensus on the benefits of small classes has led parents, teachers, administrators, policymakers and politicians to adopt some form of class size reduction in all but six states. Simply cutting class size does not guarantee significant increases in performance for all students, however. The AFT supports class size reduction plans that:
1.Aim for classes between 15 and 19 students each. Schoolwide or districtwide averages mean that some students remain in classes far exceeding the optimal size.