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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the ESOL teachers here--did you start in that field or move from a classroom? Also, do you all have your own classrooms or do you work with the classroom teacher in their classroom? I think the logistics of teaching make a big difference. Managing 26 kids every day all day is asking a lot. I always thought that if I could just have a small group would make all the difference.  I do NOT think that most starting teaching right out of school today can actually do for the next 40 years. Today, it's a job that too intense to do it for that long without burning out. [/quote]

I am the ESOL teacher who posted above. I was originally certified in elementary education and taught in a private school for a few yrs.  That's where I met some ESOL students who spoke multiple languages and I was very impressed and intrigued by them. I took some ESOL courses and took the ESOL Praxis and got an ESOL position. I like having different groups of students every hour. I'd get sick of the same students all day. I have double the caseload of a regular classroom teacher (just over 50 students) but I don't have them all at once. A few of the high level students I only see once a week. I have my own classroom but it's smaller than a normal classroom. I do all pull out groups because that's what my principal wants but other schools do a combination of push in and pull out.  [/quote]

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