I asked myself: "If I were to instigate an educational reform for high school teachers -- what would it be? What should have been the starting point for negotiations -- the ideal agreement??
This is what I came up with: EDUCATIONAL REFORM A forty hour week divided as follows:16 hours of classroom instruction – classes limited to 25 (if there are more than 10 % LD/Spec.Ed than class is limited to 15)
5 hours of tutoring (with indidviduals or small groups) 10 hours of preparation and marking 2 hours of whole school meetings (discussing school policy and events)2 hours of grade meetings (discussing pupils and dealing with specific pupil related problems) 2 hours of subject matter meetings (discussing issues dealing with particular discipline )
1 hour of guard duty 1 hour of counselor support 1 hour contact with parents Blocks of time without teaching for the following: One month a year professional enrichment One month curriculum planning, evaluation and assessment One month vacation What's missing ??? ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - www.etni.org ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------