Is it a good thing? Is it a bad thing? I think, it is a good thing. These kids, as human beings, have to learn to deal with others, learn to deal with leaving good teachers at the end of the year, and learn to deal with bad teachers all year. So why not start the process in first grade? there is no avoiding it? "It" meaning, learning to deal with change, learning to deal with adversity, cause isn't that what life is about? If we are going to bring good citizens into society, our children, shouldn't we assist and promote their dealing with these issues?
Monday, August 17, 2009
Change.....
It's Monday...open house at the elementary schools. Meet your teachers, see your classrooms. Palm Beach County has a new program for elementary kids starting this year. The kids travel from room to room, just like middle and high school students, to learn certain subjects. For example, my daughter, going into first grade, leaves her room and goes to another first grade teacher for math and reading. There are three first grade gifted classes so each teacher sees all the kids. (At least that is how I understand it)
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Every teacher has different personality and teaching style. Sometimes students just need it presented in a different way and then the lightbulb goes on. The only thing that I am not crazy about is the kids being exposed to the germs of the entire school :-(.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a good thing, for a number of reasons:
ReplyDeleteIn the past, students have gotten a teacher that they did not match well with, but had to be with that one teacher the entire year. Rotating teachers means that they will have some they will like more, some they will like less - pretty much the way it works in the real world. That also increases their chances of having at least one(or more) teacher that they will like. Having a teacher you like, I believe, most certainly motivates that child's learning.
Another reason I think this is good, is because it gradually prepares the child for middle school, making the 5th to 6th grade transition much easier and more productive.