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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm disappointed in what I've seen and heard about writing instruction in APS. For parents of kids at HB, do you think it's any better? I thought that the smaller class sizes might mean more time for teachers to assign longer essays and give feedback on papers, etc, even while working within the same curriculum. Your feedback is appreciated.[/quote]

Excellent question. I'd be interested in the answer to this, too. "Too many students" has been the main/sole excuse/reason for not being able to do more substantial writing. So a small school should theoretically be able to handle it, right? Or do HB teachers have the same # of students?[/quote]

Even if they have same number of students, they have far fewer discipline problems, just look at the suspension data, they have about about 1/8-1/4 the number of suspensions of the mainstream high schools. Having involved parents really helps that, and the lottery opt in and logistics does just that.

https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Suspension-Data-2019-20.pdf[/quote]

Entirely irrelevant to being able to assign and grade papers.[/quote]
 You are unaware of how much time teachers must devote to maintaining class order in these times. Send them to the office, they send them back. Being suspended or expelled takes a RIDICULOUS high bar of bad behavior and takes forever.   It completely diminishes available instruction and administrative time as they must deal with it in class and document after to see any progress made. [/quote]

Not buying that as an excuse for not being able to assign and grade writing pieces. Nonsense. [/quote]

I mean, sure, teachers can assign and grade them, but students aren't able to do write them well because teachers are spending their time trying to get Johnny to sit down and shut up instead of actually teaching. [/quote]

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