"...There are lots of things we could (and should) do to improve our schools.
But far too often “reform” means “cut teacher pay and eliminate tenure.”
In a perfect world:
Schools should double as daycare, but not by making teachers work more. We have the schools, we should be using them 7am-6pm m-f, all year round except for holidays.
Teachers should focus on teaching the basics between 9-3 pm, then we should re-fund arts, music, and athletics, and hire people to teach and supervise the kids mornings and afternoons. The 9-3 time period would be mandatory, but the 7-9 and 3-7 time periods would be optional (but free.)
We could expand student teaching and use the optional time for them to gain experience.
Teachers of core subjects (k-5) should work in teams, with each teacher focusing on a specialty. With 4 teachers rotating you could have 1 teacher focusing on math, another on reading, one on writing and another on social studies. Leave the kids in the same class and rotate the teachers.
I could go on and on . .."
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