[etni] : Grouping our way through dark tunnels

Dear Etnibody,

As the supply of English teachers dwindles and the demand grows... with 
quality schools everywhere looking for teachers (one of ours just quit and 
we need one  too)...

Why can't we just work in the schools where the principals set sensible 
policies (ie: those we agree with), and walk away from the ones where they 
don't?

Barry Silverberg













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To: "ETNI" <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:02 AM
Subject: [etni] Fw: Grouping


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Nira Artzy - arnira@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Grouping
>
>
> My school has non-heterogeneous groups. The students are divided into 
> levels
> and have been for many years.
>
> It's very frustrating for extremely weak students to study with advanced
> students in heterogeneous groups. They get bored and disturb and nobody 
> can
> study. Most of the lesson is wasted on discipline problems. On the other
> hand, strong students who have to listen to the same explanations 
> repeatedly
> also become bored. The teacher has to juggle among all the levels and
> prepare various materials for the same group. In addition, there are very
> few course books geared to heterogeneous classes, which means extra work 
> and
> preparation time. Dr. Penny Ur says that the number of levels in a group 
> is
> the same as the number of its students. This is true, of course, but when
> the differences are too extreme, the group simply cannot function. Add the
> fact that groups can have up to 40 students and you get pandemonium.
>
> In my opinion, grouping should be compulsory for junior and high schools, 
> so
> that principals won't have a say in it.
>
>
>
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