Making big
schools feel small: Multiage grouping, looping, and schools - within - a-school.
When Size Matters: Making Big
Schools Feel Small (An Education World E-interview With Paul S. George) Educators have seen the fallout from big and anonymous schools — kids don't flourish in those environments.
Are physically smaller schools preferred over making big
schools feel smaller?
Education World: Your book offers three specific ways for middle schools to make big
schools feel small: multiage grouping, looping, and schools within a school.
When Size Matters: Making Big
Schools Feel Small Paul S. George is coauthor of Making Big
Schools Feel Small: Multiage Grouping, Looping and Schools - Within - a-School.
Not exact matches
And
small businesses could
feel the pain more acutely if interest rates go up too rapidly, says Thomas Cooley, professor of economics and former dean of the New York University Stern
School of Business.
You can take a cue from the search engine giant and use a large sofa, or try
smaller «hobbit hole» spaces such as enclaves with padded benches, acoustic couches, a long communal table for lunch or telecommuters, the modern version of old -
school desk attachments to rolling chairs, and general seating that helps employees
feel comfier.
I
feel the pressure every time I climb those super-intimidating stairs to stand behind one of those super-intimidating old -
school pulpits to give a sermon I spent extra hours preparing because a
small part of me still believes I'm unworthy to give it.
The minister of counseling in a downtown church in Southern California takes the initiative in inviting teen - agers whom he
feels could benefit to join
small (seven or eight members at the maximum) «self - discovery» groups which meet with him weekly throughout the
school year.
These days, it
feels like my doorbell is always ringing after
school, and my front street always has a half dozen kids, hollering and laughing and shrieking, hurtling down the
small hill on their scooters.
Like most Midwestern - born players, he participated in football and basketball in high
school but decided to try lacrosse in college because he
felt he was too
small for the other sports and still wanted a game with contact.
Transitioning from a
small private
school, I
felt enormous enthusiasm about finding my passion through these limitless possibilities.
If you have
small children that aren't in
school then you are probably
feeling a bit overwhelmed trying to figure out how you are going to get it all done.
The government says it
feels forced to act due to the number of strikes called on the London underground, railways or in
schools based on
small turnouts or two - year - old ballot mandates.
I like to describe the ROSE
school as a
small scientific world club because it is really international and yet has an intimate
feel.
Rich
Smaller, a counselor at the
school says that the autistic students «never
feel right in their own skin, and if we can quell that, even for only 15 minutes, I think it's worth it.»
Many surf
schools offer
small group lessons that will have you
feeling the rush of the ocean in no time.
It's clear immediately that Payne is going for a nostalgic, unabashedly old -
school feel, with the movie's black - and - white cinematography merely the tip of the iceberg in terms of its far - from - modern sensibilities - as Nebraska progresses at a seriously deliberate pace and, for the most part, emphasizes
small, character - based moments over plot.
Based on a true story adapted from H.G. Bissinger's book, «Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Dream and a Team», director and co-screenwriter Peter Berg (Very Bad Things, The Rundown) uses shaky camera work to give the effect of realism, mixed with a stylized delivery of high
school football action that takes this simple
small - town story and makes it
feel important, like Hoosiers for football fans.
The verisimilitude she creates in putting
small town Sacramento California life on screen, the specificity of the Catholic high
school experience, it all makes Lay Bird
feel so lively, and another wonderful performance from Saoirse Ronan and an excellent supporting cast (Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Timothee Chalamet, Lois Smith, Beanie Feldstein, etc etc) is the topping on the cake.
Like kids in grade
school, the ensemble pairs off into
smaller groups to tackle ten interrelated, England - set stories that end up coming together through circumstances that I
feel more comfortable calling serendipity.
The company is passionate about praising and encouraging children at
school in order to boost their self - esteem and support their academic development, as a «Well Done» sticker, «Teacher's Award» badge or «Super Effort» stamp may seem
small, but they make a child
feel really proud of their achievements, spurring them on to work harder.
Similarly, young people with
small support networks, who don't have a large number of adults and other people who they can rely on, who they
feel close to... they have worse health problems, they are much more likely to be bullied at
school [and they have a] much lower view of their whole lives than young people with larger support networks.
The contracts have become the hallmark of a
small new
school in Massachusetts created not by a nonprofit network or a private foundation, but by an unlikely team: six parents who
felt it was the only option for their soon - to - be middle
schoolers.
One of my teachers told me about how he was admitted to Cornell, a really hot Ivy League
school, but chose the University of Rochester because he'd
felt lost in a 4,000 - student high
school and wanted a
small college where he thought he'd have more opportunities.
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Everyone tries to give some positive energy ~ to do some
small actthat raises the enthusiam at your
school ~ makes someone else
feel good.
Although I believe American
schools have
smaller class sizes and American teachers tend to move about the room more than our Japanese counterparts, I
felt a strong bond with the teachers I saw, and I could say many of the comments listed above about American
schools.
For others, a
small change to the day's schedule, like the
school bus turning up late or a sudden change to the seating plan, can
feel like the end of the world.
Students
feel good about helping the
school, and hopefully, they'll all be a little more aware of the
small ways in which everyone can help with the huge problem of a deteriorating environment.»
Charles M. Achilles, professor of education at Eastern Michigan University, summarized his
feelings about the benefits of
small classes in The
School Administrator: «Youngsters who start school in classes of 15 or fewer students need less remediation
School Administrator: «Youngsters who start
school in classes of 15 or fewer students need less remediation
school in classes of 15 or fewer students need less remediation later.
Hoping to make a big system
feel more intimate, leaders of the Charlotte - Mecklenburg, N.C.,
schools are working to divide the district into
smaller parts.
In addition, reservation
schools often are
small, and native students can
feel intimidated when they move on to large public high
schools.
According to a survey conducted by RIBA, more than 90 per cent of teachers
feel that
school design is important, but nearly half were concerned that their
schools were too
small and one in five had considered quitting because of the condition of
school buildings.
That's a recipe for disaster, Cervone says, because no matter how beneficial a
small school is, students need to
feel respected and part of the reform process.
Opponents
feel, however, that since charter
schools can only serve a
small segment of students, they only reinforce economic and racial segregation, and actually destabilize the communities they claim to want to help.
The separate studies credit
small schools with reducing the negative effects of poverty on student achievement, reducing student violence, increasing parent involvement, and making students
feel accountable for their behavior and grades.
«I like the idea of a
small population; there is a family
feeling in the
school and community,» Kingsbury said.
«Classroom Coordinators» Capitalizes on Community Talent The Classroom Coordinator (CC) program at one Minnesota elementary
school is an organized effort to maintain a
small - town, grassroots
feel within the
school community.
A: In terms of why I do things like ReadBoston and WriteBoston, I started to
feel at some point that, because there are so many
small projects that
schools and communities are involved in, it's very important to get everyone on the same highway — singing from the same hymnbook — about certain goals for kids.
A high
school math teacher in Boston, the 25 - year - old is gay and grew up in
small - town Illinois, often
feeling isolated.
As long as choice plans are
small and the financial pinch on districts is modest, it is unlikely that public
school educators or policymakers will
feel compelled to respond to competition.
Contributing to the
small - town
feel of the
schools is a pattern of stability among professional educators and administrators.
Pete Bylsma, director of research for the OSPI, said students in
smaller, rural
schools often
feel more connected to their
schools and more pressure to stay through graduation.
XP East will have a deliberately -
small campus
feel, like its heavily - oversubscribed sister
school, the XP School, and is influenced by a number of charter schools in A
school, the XP
School, and is influenced by a number of charter schools in A
School, and is influenced by a number of charter
schools in America
A
smaller number of respondents
felt that making faith
schools twin with other
schools of different faiths would give pupils exposure to other teaching, but others said that approach would be too expensive.
The new 350 place
school will be located next to the existing XP School in Doncaster in a deliberate move to create a small campus feel for both sc
school will be located next to the existing XP
School in Doncaster in a deliberate move to create a small campus feel for both sc
School in Doncaster in a deliberate move to create a
small campus
feel for both
schools.
John Richardson, who covers independent
schools for the National Education Union, said that
small private
schools might be happier about increased inspection fees if they
felt Ofsted worked collaboratively.
I googled «Black leaders charter
schools» and
felt a
small sense of relief come over me because I was going to get an answer.
After first gaining «some
small sense of the disconnection and confusion every English - language learner must
feel upon being dropped onto a strange
school site with no command of the native tongue,» Roger Phillips reflected on his day at Pittman Charter School in this Stockton Record ar
school site with no command of the native tongue,» Roger Phillips reflected on his day at Pittman Charter
School in this Stockton Record ar
School in this Stockton Record article.