Once they had relaxed, the mothers in that Harlem classroom, there for one of nine sessions in a program called the Baby College, let loose with their questions: What to do, for example, with a toddler who won't brush his teeth unless his mother has him in a half nelson?
There are more and more kindergartens where for example Spanish or Chinese are the classroom language for one ethnicity.
After the 30-minute written test, we were drawn separately into classrooms for conversational one-on-ones with friendly instructors, and encouraged to talk about ourselves (in French).
With fresh-faced pupils seated in rows, Mr. Bloch's classroom could pass for one in a traditional university, except for the Steinway or two at the front of the room.
To illustrate how student inquiry was built into the curriculum in this classroom, a snapshot for one particular inquiry lesson is described.
Through classroom observations and interviews for one whole semester, the results are reported in three stages: (1) the beginning; (2) the middle; and (3) the end of the semester.
The program brings a neighborhood infant and parent into a classroom every three weeks for one school year.
I want to reduce the size of the classrooms in this country, for one basic reason, so that students can get more one-on-one time with teachers.
For example, although the lessons are designed primarily for classroom use, one of the teachers introduced both the introductory and advanced lessons in an after school club.
Because gains in the city's financial investments this year reduced its required contribution to pension plans for retired board employees, proportionately more dollars were scheduled this year for classroom instruction, one of seven major categories of spending tracked by the board.
