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What's your biggest class or average size?
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Derrek



Joined: 15 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2004 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jaderedux wrote:
40 middle school boys 4 to 5 times a day......

somedays i love them and somedays I am rooting for the killer gym teacher with the big ol' stick. Laughing

Jade


You've definately got me -- 35 high school girls for three to four classes a day. It's not bad, though.

Definately easier than teaching 12 grade school students. I taught 23 grade school students last year, and it was hell. Spent more time trying to discipline than teach. If I could speak Korean and had been given some power to discipline as the Korean teachers were, it would have been different. It's still too many, in my book.
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coulter



Joined: 21 Apr 2004
Location: Gangwon-Do

PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2004 10:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I teach classes of 15-24 middle school students
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crazylemongirl



Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...

PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2004 11:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jaderedux wrote:
40 middle school boys 4 to 5 times a day......

somedays i love them and somedays I am rooting for the killer gym teacher with the big ol' stick. Laughing

Jade


me too.
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phaedrus



Joined: 13 Nov 2003
Location: I'm comin' to get ya.

PostPosted: Tue May 04, 2004 12:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I teach large classes.

At first I thought it wasn't useful for the students. However, I have come to learn that a properly planned class is always successful.

The slower students miss out, but at home private tutoring was usually just for slow students anyway, so they should go to hagwons.

The one use of hagwons - help dumb people throughout the world.
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ryleeys



Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: Columbia, MD

PostPosted: Tue May 04, 2004 2:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My class sizes doubled today and for at least a week until we hire a new teacher... when you're used to 4-6 in a class and suddenly get 10-12 in a class, it feels like 100. Not to mention today all the kids were pumped full of sugar and what not...
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TECO



Joined: 20 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Tue May 04, 2004 5:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anyone have any suggestions on strategies to use for teaching groups as large as 50 - 60 students?

Thks.
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just because



Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964

PostPosted: Tue May 04, 2004 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

TECO wrote:
Anyone have any suggestions on strategies to use for teaching groups as large as 50 - 60 students?

If they are young and in a hagwon situation, run away. Smile

Depends on their age
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wylde



Joined: 14 Apr 2003

PostPosted: Tue May 04, 2004 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

22 classes of 36 students
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jajdude



Joined: 18 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Wed May 05, 2004 10:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Let me think...

11 has been the highest since I started at this job 5 months ago. But often there are just 3-7. I'd say average is 4 or 5. So it aint the job that bums me out mainly. It's my life. Or more specifically, my life HERE.

But I do like my job. I like imparting knowledge. Presumably, sometimes I actually help somebody learn something. Wink
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TECO



Joined: 20 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Wed May 05, 2004 3:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anyone have any strategies they can recommend for teaching groups of 50 to 60 students?

Thks.
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