Most schools are arranged such that students move between 5-7 classes daily. If each class has 20-30 students, a teacher might have 100-200 students/year. Does any adult in this system fully understand any one child? If the parents are checked out, the kid's essentially orphaned.
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Replying to @webdevMason
I’m in this exact situation — have taught 165 a year since 2016. Getting to know them all well requires significant time outside of class, talking to them during lunch/breaks, organizing overnight trips, coaching. (1/2)
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Replying to @jacobmlevy @webdevMason
A popular solution: each teacher is “advisor” assigned to 20 students. “Advisory” meets every AM for 30 mins of check-in, news discussion, HW help + fun conversation to warm up for day. Purpose of advisory is to guarantee each student has 1+ adult who knows them very well. (2/2)
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Replying to @jacobmlevy
This sounds like basically another class, modeled after study hall, except the stated goal of the teacher is to actually care this time
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Replying to @webdevMason
Haha essentially. An advisor visits them at their jobs outside of school, hosts potlucks, gets to know their families, runs their parent conferences and communication. It’s a good small community across grade levels
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OK, this is great! But it seems like *a lot* to put on a teacher... (assuming they're also teaching classes throughout the schoolday?) Does this not lead to serious burnout? What you're describing sounds like two full-time jobs
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