The International Schools Review Forum

The international school my child attends has a policy of max 25 children. But every year we find that at the beginning of the academic year the class keeps growing, until the class is big enough to split. Then the frantic search for a teacher is started and the kids are split up. The excuse given is that it is an international school and space has to be made for expat children, who most of the time seem to come in last minute, so that forward planning is not possible.

I would appreciate it if I could get some feedback how other international schools handle this issue.

Thank you

Here I thought I could help the international teachers at our school and the children by trying to find out how we could possibly solve a big problem. It is not good for teachers to sit with ever growing classes and new class dynamics when the kids are split.

Oh well :(

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So it is patronizing and condescending when a parent actually reads the reviews and boards, acknowledges the problems international teachers have and tries to solve some with the input of teachers ?

I read the school reviews of our school with horror and even considered standing for the board of directors this year in order to see what I could do to help the teachers, who obviously are unhappy.

ichiro your comment has at least enlightened me to what a present board member mend when she told me: "If you try to solve the complaints the teachers have you immediately are labeled as a meddling and trouble parent and your child will pay the price".

However being the kind of person who does not believe in judging an entire group by the comment of one, I am sure there are some teachers here who would like to help improve the situation at an international school for both teachers and student. So I would appreciate it if I could get some feedback on how other international schools solve the problem of ever growing class sizes.