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To: Joe NYC who wrote (181649)	1/28/2004 12:10:24 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574249

I think the problem starts much earlier. I went to open houses of several schools (and these are good schools BTW), and what shocked me was the schedule of classes. They had math scheduled sometimes just before or just after lunch break. This is when kids are too hungry / distructed or fed their high carb meal, ready to fall asleep. In my school, the heavy subjects, such as math, physics etc were always the first or second subject, when kids are the freshest. And it went down with lower priority as far as need to be alert is concerned (writing, literature, languages etc). Some kids were laying on the floor while doing their first class of the day (most importand time) - creative writing - while I visited the class. The teacher said it helped some students in being more creative. What it told me is that there is a problem of lack of discipline. I have spent the last two months working in the classroom of a local middle school. I found the teachers and education to be good. My major complaint is that the brightest kids were not stimulated enough. I have always been a proponent for advanced classes. There are none at this school. As for the kids writing on the floor, I know you won't buy this argument but discipline is not always the best way to get good stuff out of kids. Discipline has its place but its not the end all that some think it is. ted