Know
• The US has a longer vacation.
• School starts in the fall.
• Teachers renew their contract yearly
• Elementary schools serve breakfast
• Principals are the busiest people in the school
• Volunteers work in classrooms
• There are different playgrounds for different grade level students.
• Students serve as assistants in the classroom
• Parents are not allowed to go to the classroom without permission
• Police officers are on campus
• No Saturday school
• Time schedule is more flexible
• There are better strategies for teaching English here
• Teachers stay in the same grade level from year to year
• Students have great attitudes
• Small class sizes
• Students and teachers eat lunch separately
• More money for the education system than Korea
• There is a focus on writing, reading, and math
• Teachers can choose their textbook.
Want to Know
How:
• are misbehaving students are treated?
• are student councils elected?
• do Americans teach beginning reading?
• do we help economically disadvantaged students?
• do teachers use supplemental materials in class?
• do we teach non-native English speakers to write and speak English?
• do we develop creativity in teachers and students?
• are different level students taught in classes?
• does the counseling system function?
• special education is run.
• What type of afterschool programs are available to students?
• Why are the math skills low?
• What special programs are in place for gifted students?
• What are principals’ obligations and rights?
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I was in the Fremond Elementary school. All teachers were really great. They were very kind and nice. I'm really thankful to the principal of Fremond School(Thanks to you, we learned a lot of things^^), Mrs. Goar(Your cookies and photos were perfect^o^), Mrs. Bederak(Your explanations were really nice^.^) and my homeroom teacher, Jamie(Your teaching was really impressive).
ReplyDeleteI learned a lot of things. Especially, I learned about how do they help economically disadvantaged students very well.
But the most important thing is to have better attitude and mind than before as an elementary teacher. It was a great motivation to refresh for myself.
I was in highgroove Elementray school. I have learned the system of testing for students to imporve their English profiency and the way to teach them English. They highly focus on the placement test to get to know what students need to care for their English development. I pretty have impressed their careness for them to teach and get idea for my students to improve their oral English practice such as hot onion, conga, syntax surgery.
ReplyDeleteI want to say Thanks for all the teachers in the highgroove, especially Ms. Norma and Ms. Nancy( Sorry, I can't remember your last name)and to the principal as well.
Even though, the school has difficulty with high proverty students, teachers in highgroove seem to be very energetic and be happy with them so I want to keep in touch with them. Thank you very much.
I was in highgrove elemantary school. When I came here, I was surprised. You focuse on English language development. We too. I have learn about many teaching skills from teacher. For example, Conga line, Hot onion, Cyntax surgery, Telephon, ect.
ReplyDeleteThe most impressed thing is structuerd academic talk. By telling something, students can remember about what they learned. I should remember and I'll use at my classroom.
I think mostly teachers in highgrove is very energetic and enthusiastic. I'd like to keep in touch with this teachers. I had really great time. Thank you so much.
I was in the Highgrove Elementary school. My homeroom teacher Ms. Echeveste was amazing. Furthermore all faculties helped us gain tons of information about English education. Especially we learned that they had the system of reclassification and a variety of teaching strategies. Also they always share their own ideas. I was so impressed.
ReplyDeleteI won't forget my third graders, Highgrove, and the school motto-NO EXCUSE.^^
Thank you, Mrs Rodriguez.
I'll keep in touch with you.
I'll steal your brilliant ideas some day.^^
I was at highgrove elementary school. I got good resorces about English education that I can apply in my classroom. Especially I am very interested in ELD system. In ELD class, students are divided according to their level and are taught adjusted lesson. Also I have learned a lot of ideas such as hot onion, snow ball, telephon, tic tac toe, and so on. More than that, I am impressed a lot.
ReplyDeleteI appretiate the faculties of High grove elementary school cause they provide not only good information and ideas but also comfortable enviroment to learn about their system.
I was in the Highgrove Elementary school. All teachers and students were really nice and kind. Especially, Ms. Echeveste and her children were wonderful!!! I never forget their love and attention to me.
ReplyDeleteI learned many things about ELD from special teachers. So I will adapt those methods and standards my school for really realrizing educational english goals.
In addition, I surprised that the students alaways keep having good order mind, good attitude all the time. I am impressive by the school goal, NO EXCUSE!!!.
Thank you so much.
I love Highgrove.
I miss Highgrove.
I was in the Highglove Elementary school. I attended the first grade school. I got a lot of ideas from Miss Kras. From Mrs Rodriguez I learned how to teach, how to manage classroom, how to motivate, lots of games and standards of Califonia. All teachers of Highglove are very kind, ethusiastic, nice. They gave a lot of information, advices, suggestions, materials for teaching English.
ReplyDeleteI want to keep in touch with teachers in Highglove. I am very thankful to their efforts to try to give a lot of strategis about teaching English. Thanks all teachers especially Mrs Rodriguez.