tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post3370486168473887178..comments2024-03-07T15:25:26.971-05:00Comments on ICEUFT Blog: LOWER CLASS SIZE IS THE LAW THE CITY, STATE & UFT IGNOREJeff Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11728874415155394751noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-8278549039536261812015-11-25T11:49:19.675-05:002015-11-25T11:49:19.675-05:00I agree totally.I agree totally.James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-33434154688135415872015-11-25T11:34:04.192-05:002015-11-25T11:34:04.192-05:00An historical, NYC fact is, that the last time tha...An historical, NYC fact is, that the last time that the UFT actually negotiated lowering class sizes was in the 1967 contract. As a retired high school music teacher, I can safely say, that music classes will still be jammed with at least 50 students, no matter if it is a general music class, or a performance class. This is the same ratio as say a gym class of 50 students to one teacher. However, a high school hygiene class is contractually capped at 34. Provisions were made a long time ago for physical education departments.<br /><br />However, these numbers in the last few years have risen sharply. If it is pressure put on newbie teachers to "take just a few more", or people afraid to saying anything about oversized classes, in general, there should be more of an out cry against jamming kids into classes.<br />Judith Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09404404641877605706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-46697861239543964002015-11-25T10:40:51.354-05:002015-11-25T10:40:51.354-05:00Hey, there's one guaranteed way to improve stu...Hey, there's one guaranteed way to improve student learning. Lower class sizes. It's that simple yet nobody actually does it because the goal is not to improve education. The goal is to destroy and privatize. If Gates and the Waltons really want to make a difference then just put your billions into lowering class sizes. Nahhh, that makes too much sense. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-48140125566215260522015-11-24T21:17:20.673-05:002015-11-24T21:17:20.673-05:00The school I'm in this week has between 35- 40...The school I'm in this week has between 35- 40 kids in every class. Bloomberg said it didn't matter how many kids are in a class. Nothing has changed. This joint has restorative justice with no deans. So all the assholes in the halls come in and won't leave. I had at least 60 in the room, sticking their phones down their pants and snapping pictures of their Thanksgiving turkeys. Extremely small room and my ears are still ringing. I felt like I was at a Pink Floyd concert without the drugs. A kid in the back of the room was selling something and boy did I want something. I called the AP and he looked in, then looked at me with disgust, turned on his heel and left. I put tissue in my ears and started joking around with the kids. I had a great time. What's the point of getting all stressed out? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-34029428511367219362015-11-24T11:17:19.507-05:002015-11-24T11:17:19.507-05:00Union makes deals to let oversize classes all the ...Union makes deals to let oversize classes all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15921757.post-22330857626930228232015-11-24T07:56:09.966-05:002015-11-24T07:56:09.966-05:00As a PE teacher, I can personally attest to the fa...As a PE teacher, I can personally attest to the fact there there are TONS of PE classes over the contractual size limit. I will bet my last dollar that the UFT does not include oversize PE classes in the total number of oversizes classes citywide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com