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I did my observations at E.W. Grove High School and William Blount High School. Something I found interesting was that both high schools have a night grade only school. The focus on having just a ninth grade program is to get all the students acquainted as a class and being in high school. Both high schools had students who lived on a farm and some that have never experienced farm life. Then you had a hand few that were put into the class because there was no other options for them. I noticed at E.W. Grove School that the ratio between male and females were equal and they were Caucasian. At William Blount High School the ratio of females were higher than males. Also, the majority were Caucasians with two Hispanics. Funding for …show more content…
Coning. From that moment, I felt that the cooperation between the teachers and administrators was very good. Even the teacher assistants helping with the special education students were talking to me about how good he is with his students as well as his experiences with the community. The special education students have a great connection with Mr. Coning; you can see the excitement that these students have when they walk into his class and are very eager to help with various tasks. Ms. Laura has great administrator support as well; the office staff at E.W. Grove was willing to give me an escort to the classroom. Ms. Laura has a great connection with the community, she is on the county’s fair board as well as having a close connection with the UT Extension services by being a volunteer leader, and she coaches for various judging teams. The one thing that both teachers have in common is their ability to use resources wisely and find connections to get help with needed supplies. For example, Mr. Coning was able to get several beer cases donated and shipped to their school to help his students package their customer’s plants. Ms. Laura talked to a few people, which allowed her to keep any excess wood, or other left over material from the constructions of the new gymnasium and additional

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