T. Ben is 3/8. Joey and I am looking forward to working with him in grade 3. He has stopped in a few times this summer and started working before his contract even started. That is a good sign! He is opened to suggestions and ideas that have worked for me and Joey.
You should let the grade 3 parents know that their support of T. Ben will do more good than anything else. As you saw last last year with me and the lack of support from someof the parents, it did more damage to their child education. Once the bond between the students and teacher is damaged; the students education suffers.
I am excited about this year and looking forward to a new year. I even have a few students that I have taught their brothers!
T. Brian