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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a kindergarten teacher and this fall I have 35 kids on my roster.  No aide, no co-teacher, no help.  I've had as many as 33 in the past.  If we get to 40,they'll split the class, but it will likely take 6-8 weeks.  35 is not ideal but I have super strong classroom management and will ensure that 90% plus are reading by year's end.  Of course I'll also need anxiety medication too but that's my district! [/quote]

Whew!  I don't know how you do it!  Do you do a roster for parent helpers?

DD's K class was at 34 and like you said, the school (or maybe district?) wouldn't split until it was at 40 in one classroom.  The teacher had no aide or helper but did have an almost constant rotation of parent volunteers/helpers in there.

She was extremely strict but had to be in order to maintain control with that many kids.  I got to experience her again 3 years later when DS started K in a class of only 28 and it was like night & day on how she ran the classroom.  Much more relaxed and not as strict.  Very crazy how just 6 kids can throw everything off.    [/quote]

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