[LM_NET] especially non US schools

[Rachel Hinds <McQuita2@AOL.COM>]

I am wondering how teacher prep time is covered in schools other than those  
in the United States. Where I live teachers have a certain number of state  
mandated hours of preparation time - 450 minutes per 2 week period or 45 minutes 
 a day. Those hours are covered by many configurations of classes - usually 
art,  PE, music, library, special languages etc. I am specifically wondering 
how other  countries resolve this dilemma. Are your teachers required to have a 
certain  number of hours for planning and prep? How much time and how is that 
time  covered? Also in my school all teachers on the same grade level all have 
the  same planning time. For example 9:15 to 10:00 am daily.  Is this 
standard  practice? I'm not certain it is the most efficient use of our specials 
teachers  - among whom I belong.
 
 
Rachel  Hinds
Librarian
Carleston, Elementary
Pearland, Tx

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