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Once in the hall we hung up our jackets and put away our lunch.
We entered the classroom, took our seats and arranged our books
amidst the ongoing chatter and youthful hi-jinks. When the
teacher entered, all the students fell silent and stood up. The Lord’s
Prayer was said and God Save the Queen sung. The teacher then
reviewed the morning’s program, and assigned study work for the
grades that would not immediately get attention.
With five grades in the room, multiplied by eight subjects, it
took good organization by the teacher to ensure progress on all
fronts, even with two grades being taught the same subject to more
effectively utilize the teacher’s time. So, while material on a specific
subject was being presented by the teacher to, for example, grade
five and six, grades seven, eight and nine reviewed reading assignments
in history or science, or worked on a math subject or
caught-up with yesterday’s homework. After 45 minutes the program
switched with the teacher moving to another grade, and the
fifth and sixth grades worked individually on an assignment.
Whenever it was our turn we would cover subject material
with the teacher, either by reading aloud or by answering questions
previously assigned, or in some form of open discussion.
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