Homework: Identifying a Problem

We discussed identifying a problem that we are having in our school.

I picked scheduling because although I have recruited students into my choral music program, most of them are not able to be scheduled into the class. In addition, we have the small schools concept at my school. Each school has their own principal and it as it moves on, it’s own electives. Students have to choose between my chorus class and the classes their principal feels is more crucial to their future education and eventually career choice. The other thing is that all students from 10th to 12th grade are randomly scheduled into the same class. I do not have the luxury of them being scheduled according to levels. Therefore, students who are beginners are scheduled into the class with the advanced students, creating a situation where the disparity in their achievement levels is too great to accurately and fairly serve all the students. In addition other students who are need of a credit, who are not interested in the chorus class are scheduled in the class for the credit only. It has created an environment where the students become discipline problems because of their disappointment in not being able to scheduled out of the class.