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[quote=Anonymous]Just got back from chaperoning a 2nd grade field trips. Usually volunteer several times a year with two kids in lower elementary.  
These are my biggest complaints:
Class sizes are too big - over 20 kids is too much

School size too big - some kids eat lunch at 10:30 to fit everyone in the cafeteria.  It’s unmanageable

Curriculum matters: phonics is essential.  School boards should not be allowed to buy curriculums that are not evidence based

Regarding disruptive kids, I agree that violence is not acceptable in a classroom.  Evacuating classrooms more than once for a child is not acceptable.  But I think it’s not as common as people describe.  At our school in other years we haven’t had this problem. Ime it seems like good principles really make a big difference for this.

Teachers have too much busywork and not enough planning time.

Parents make a big difference.  Both as volunteers and obviously at home working with their kids.

Every public school should be required to have 20% low income students. [/quote]

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