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A very good workload point Margaret that is easily glossed over by the
school administration. <br>
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Any hints about that elusive structure .. is it a constant juggle to do
keep two balls in the air, a hybrid or perhaps two classrooms without a
wall and just one teacher?<br>
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Lawson, Margaret wrote:
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<div align="left" dir="ltr"><span class="244021122-05122005"><font
color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">I don't have an issue with
combined classes, in some sense it can benefit the kids. At two of my
past schools I have run combined classes because of timetabling clashes
(evil timetablers ...). </font></span></div>
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<div align="left" dir="ltr"><span class="244021122-05122005"><font
color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">What I do have a problem with is
the administration writing it down as one teaching allotment rather
than two. You still have two courses that you have to structure, assess
and write exams for. In a sense combining the curriculum of two
subjects into one class and trying to get a meaningful structure and
lessons is perhaps harder and more challenging.</font></span></div>
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color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Margaret</font></span></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Some of
the class are only YR10s and I believe far from ready for IPM. Numbers
were such that the subject wasn’t initially going to run; however,
sufficient students were available to do it as a combined class. <br>
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It ran as a combined class this year.<br>
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Robert Minato<br>
Teacher<br>
Catholic College Wodonga<br>
02 6059 1222<br>
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<div><span class="008385121-05122005"><font color="#0000ff"
face="Arial" size="2">Well good luck Robert. I'd be really interested
in knowing how your DP taught this and what strategies he/she used to
combine 2 classes which, as has already been pointed out, have quite
different philosophies underpinning them. It seems like another case of
administrative expediency replacing kids' education and learning.</font></span></div>
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