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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Parents were not interested in helping in the past, to be quite frank.  I will try again this year because things change year to year.  And yes, just a few kids can change a class.  One year I had the kid who got out of his seat and destroyed things dozens of times each day.  Hit kids, ran into them like a linebacker on purpose.  I nearly lost my shit that year.  Then there was the year when I had 3 kids who appeared to be on the spectrum.  Gotta love how it takes a year or more to get kids actual services.  I am crossing my fingers that some of the 35 just don't show.  Which happens.  It is much easier at 28-29 and then much easier again at 25 or less.  My best friend teaches in a nice suburb, and she has 16!!!!  
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