This also reminds me of another issue in K or early elementary that I didn't consider when making my "choice" for my older daughter. The highly regarded alternative K my daughter got into was in a 1970's building that built when schools without walls was the new fashion. By the time my daughter attended WALLS had been added but not doors. There were open doorways and no real halls, to get to some classrooms you had to walk through the backs of others. All the classrooms opened into each other. When touring this facility it had been explained as a good thing. And being a naive parent I saws it as a good thing, thinking it was part of this schools charm because it felt more "open".
But when you as a parent realize that you have really distractable 1st grader, this open floor plan does seem like such a great idea. One child making noise in one room could distract the entire 1st and 2nd grade. Children walking through the classroom during a test is a MAJOR distraction. Teachers had to coordinate not practicing a song, while another was taking a test.
Last edited by bluemagic; 06/10/14 08:57 AM.
