I currently work with Savannah Chatham County School System as a Paraprofessional. I have been with the organization for about a year. Savannah Chatham County School System is one of the largest employers in Savannah, Georgia and is the 10th largest school district in Georgia. It employs over seven thousand employees this includes teachers, paraprofessionals, custodians, administrative assistants, etc. Within the school systems there are twenty-six (26) elementary schools, nine (9) K-8 schools, nine (9) middle schools, and eleven (11) high schools. The school system offers high school students the opportunity to earn college credits if students choose to attend a specialty school with in the district. I choose to work with this organization
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I believe that if smaller class size were implemented it would be beneficial to teachers and the students that he/she are assigned to. By having a well-balanced teacher to student ratio the students will be allowed more one on one time with the teacher in areas that are difficult to the students, which are usually science and math. In the class teachers are required to have a schedule that they must abide by in order to be able teach all subject areas in one school day. By having a smaller size class the teacher can identify what areas are difficult for students and could possibly spend more time teaching it because with the smaller class this will allow the teacher to answer more questions that students may have and to review the subject further using more examples of the lessons that are being taught. In order for the class sizes to be smaller schools must be willing to hire the additional teachers needed in order for the classes to be balanced. If this practice was implemented the teachers will not be as stressed and the students will not be lack the time and attention that is needed for weak subject …show more content…
Funding is usually limited in low income neighborhoods and communities within school districts. Class size is an issue nationwide especially in public school because they are not able to turn students down. A national average class size in the United States was 21.2 for elementary, and 26.8 for secondary schools. The sizes of classes varied from state to state (Berek, 2016). One way I believe that this obstacle can be solved is to hire additional teachers as needed when the number of registered students increases. The hiring of additional teachers should be the principals’ decision because he/she knows first-hand how many teachers the school needs in order for it to run productively. The principal should not have to wait on permission by the Board of Education to determine if it is okay to hire additional staff if needed. If the hiring of more teachers are implemented as the registration of new students continue to go up then schools will not be stuck with more students than they need in their classrooms. I believe this will improve the teachers strategy on how they will tackle introducing different lessons to the students, this will also ensure the safety of the students because if there are too many students assigned to the class this can possibly cause the class to have behavior issues that will in turn take away from the students’ who want to get a quality education. Another way
I believe that if smaller class size were implemented it would be beneficial to teachers and the students that he/she are assigned to. By having a well-balanced teacher to student ratio the students will be allowed more one on one time with the teacher in areas that are difficult to the students, which are usually science and math. In the class teachers are required to have a schedule that they must abide by in order to be able teach all subject areas in one school day. By having a smaller size class the teacher can identify what areas are difficult for students and could possibly spend more time teaching it because with the smaller class this will allow the teacher to answer more questions that students may have and to review the subject further using more examples of the lessons that are being taught. In order for the class sizes to be smaller schools must be willing to hire the additional teachers needed in order for the classes to be balanced. If this practice was implemented the teachers will not be as stressed and the students will not be lack the time and attention that is needed for weak subject …show more content…
Funding is usually limited in low income neighborhoods and communities within school districts. Class size is an issue nationwide especially in public school because they are not able to turn students down. A national average class size in the United States was 21.2 for elementary, and 26.8 for secondary schools. The sizes of classes varied from state to state (Berek, 2016). One way I believe that this obstacle can be solved is to hire additional teachers as needed when the number of registered students increases. The hiring of additional teachers should be the principals’ decision because he/she knows first-hand how many teachers the school needs in order for it to run productively. The principal should not have to wait on permission by the Board of Education to determine if it is okay to hire additional staff if needed. If the hiring of more teachers are implemented as the registration of new students continue to go up then schools will not be stuck with more students than they need in their classrooms. I believe this will improve the teachers strategy on how they will tackle introducing different lessons to the students, this will also ensure the safety of the students because if there are too many students assigned to the class this can possibly cause the class to have behavior issues that will in turn take away from the students’ who want to get a quality education. Another way