A big thanks to all of you who read my last post and offered kind words for our plight.
Thankfully, as of yesterday, the English department had mostly manageable classes. My largest class is now 35, my average 29, and my total 175. This is a great improvement, and I have to thank my building principal and our counselors for tireless work in making it happen.
I’m sad to report, though, that about ten of my students decided that they wouldn’t be able to hang with the AP curriculum, and dropped out of the class. So my satisfaction at having smaller classes is tinged with a sadness at having lost so many to discouragement already.
Yes, I know. I can’t have it both ways.
