ls99
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Ditto on large class sizes 45 to60. My case grade 1 through 8. Minus the nuns. Grew up in communist occupied country. Corporal punishment was the norm. The ruler ruled, as did the laying of the hands, with speed and force upside the head, at times with clenched fists. Complaints to parents resulted in more laying of the hands.
In class at all times, unless taking notes we were to sit straight up, with hands behind back. Made for great posture, and easy ID of slackers and sleepy heads.
When called upon, must stand up and give the answer. Keep standing until told to sit down. Made for a very quiet classroom uninterrupted by graba$$.
Failure to abide, brought forth the aforementioned laying of hands, if egregious transgression, the meter long ruler was judiciously applied to various body parts.
Learning was expected, the answer given had to be in the assertive mode, unlike I see in the US where the answers are prefaced with ...Is it XYZ and the teacher affirms or modifies the answer to make it right.
In short no sympathy for teachers whining about class size. They do have my sympathy for being denied the right to enforce discipline, or the right to dump unruly little bugger out of the class, nay out of the school. Social promotion truly is a bad thing.
By the way from 3d grade on, Russian was a required language (reading, speaking and grammar) in addition to the native, in 7th grade one more foreign language was required, but was elective.
In class at all times, unless taking notes we were to sit straight up, with hands behind back. Made for great posture, and easy ID of slackers and sleepy heads.
When called upon, must stand up and give the answer. Keep standing until told to sit down. Made for a very quiet classroom uninterrupted by graba$$.
Failure to abide, brought forth the aforementioned laying of hands, if egregious transgression, the meter long ruler was judiciously applied to various body parts.
Learning was expected, the answer given had to be in the assertive mode, unlike I see in the US where the answers are prefaced with ...Is it XYZ and the teacher affirms or modifies the answer to make it right.
In short no sympathy for teachers whining about class size. They do have my sympathy for being denied the right to enforce discipline, or the right to dump unruly little bugger out of the class, nay out of the school. Social promotion truly is a bad thing.
By the way from 3d grade on, Russian was a required language (reading, speaking and grammar) in addition to the native, in 7th grade one more foreign language was required, but was elective.