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Public Schools: Dish the Dirt.

 
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carl_00



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:24 am    Post subject: Public Schools: Dish the Dirt. Reply with quote

Hey,

If I were to get a public school job my recruiter says it's normal to have classes on average of 45 students. I've a year exp. in a Korean hagwon so 45 students is a hell of a lot to me. But, I should be with an assistant, which would help.

So, what's it like teaching a class of 45? And, what's a China public school job like in general?


Thanks
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randyj



Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Forty-five? If it's a middle school, that's on the low side. If it's a university, then you can discourage the slackers from coming to class.
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carl_00



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Middle school. So, how is it?
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rogerwilco



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My classes in a public high school have had between 25 and 36 students.
No assistants.
The students are between 14 and 16, but it is more like babysitting spoiled and lazy 8 to 10 year olds.


If you really do have an assistant, you should probably not expect much from him or her.
Why ? Because you are far more likely to be resented than appreciated.
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carl_00



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Doesn't sound too appealing.
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living&learning



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
If it's a university, then you can discourage the slackers from coming to class.


I always insisted that ALL students attend. Maybe I'll try this approach next semester Laughing
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randyj



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

rogerwilco wrote:

If you really do have an assistant, you should probably not expect much from him or her.
Why ? Because you are far more likely to be resented than appreciated.
Exactly. I pray your experience is an exception.
Last year I taught at a very good senior middle school, arguably one of the top three in the province, and class sizes varied between 43 and 58, average greater than 50. In the second year class, what Americans call juniors, there were more than 800 students, and I was expected to give each a mark in oral English. This is not exceptional.
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