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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m curious what posters think should happen instead? So the teachers goes over directions and asks if students have questions about the assignment. Should she allow students to interrupt her small group whenever they want? If you could seen what that looks like, I bet you would think differently. [/quote]

The child should raise hand, ask the question and the teacher should answer it. I don’t understand the difficulty or how this presents a burden?  I have volunteered in my kids’ classes and the teachers do just that.  [/quote]

The situation is, the teacher is sitting at a side table working with a small group of 5 or so. The rest of the students are working independently at desks. If the teacher is focusing on the hands raised at the desks she cannot work with the small group at the side table at the same time.

This just seems like another example of people assuming they know how teaching works, because they were once in school and have been in classrooms now and then.[/quote]

Ok, first not all schools do this.  I know public schools have adapted this style in recent years, but thread illustrates why it isn’t a successful model. Not only is it NOT successful, it’s a disaster. I have A LOT of sympathy for public school teachers.  I know you guys are doing the best you can with a crappy model. [/quote]

I’ve never heard or worked in an elementary school that doesn’t have any small group time in grades K-2. I even had small group time in ES back in the 80s. Our groups were named after birds in first grade- blue birds, cardinals, orioles, eagles.  [/quote]

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