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<blockquote data-quote="Wiped Out" data-source="post: 31534" data-attributes="member: 1631"><p>TM,</p><p>I have lots of experience with multi-aging. I taught 6-8 for several years and have taught 4-5 multiage for many years. This year I'm doing a straight grade but will go back to muliaging probably after next year. This year difficult child is in a multiage classroom. At the 4/5 level most schools in our district multiage.</p><p></p><p>I think there are several pros to multiaging as well as there are cons.</p><p></p><p>One pro is that the teacher really gets to know the students and when starting a new year knows right where to pick up. The teacher also gets to know the parents well which is a plus. The student feels comfortable starting knowing their teacher. There can be great role models, kids in a multiage classroom can be well challenged with older children. Children struggling that are older often have others in the room perhaps younger who are at there level.</p><p></p><p>Some cons are math instruction-generally we grade leveled for math-someone would teach one grade and someone else another one. For some children being with certain children several years can be difficult. Doing standardized testing can be hard because each grade level has different tests and different times. </p><p></p><p>I had a friend whose son was in a 1-3 multiage. She like it for him when he was younger but not when he was older.</p><p></p><p>A lot depends on how well the teacher makes it work. Some are great at it, others struggle. </p><p></p><p>Let us know what you decide!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wiped Out, post: 31534, member: 1631"] TM, I have lots of experience with multi-aging. I taught 6-8 for several years and have taught 4-5 multiage for many years. This year I'm doing a straight grade but will go back to muliaging probably after next year. This year difficult child is in a multiage classroom. At the 4/5 level most schools in our district multiage. I think there are several pros to multiaging as well as there are cons. One pro is that the teacher really gets to know the students and when starting a new year knows right where to pick up. The teacher also gets to know the parents well which is a plus. The student feels comfortable starting knowing their teacher. There can be great role models, kids in a multiage classroom can be well challenged with older children. Children struggling that are older often have others in the room perhaps younger who are at there level. Some cons are math instruction-generally we grade leveled for math-someone would teach one grade and someone else another one. For some children being with certain children several years can be difficult. Doing standardized testing can be hard because each grade level has different tests and different times. I had a friend whose son was in a 1-3 multiage. She like it for him when he was younger but not when he was older. A lot depends on how well the teacher makes it work. Some are great at it, others struggle. Let us know what you decide! [/QUOTE]
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