Chapter 4: Schools as the Workplace for Students and Teachers

In regards to teaching and how schools are staffed, our Build-a-school was constructed in a way that teachers have more say and power than usual. Usually it is just administration who constructs and monitors what goes, but in our school it were the teachers who had a lot of say. Comparatively, our school was similar to the the United States because of the different levels of teaching. Communication is vital in any teaching setting, and in our schooling system that is one of the most vital pieces to a successful school. One of the differences was that our teachers stay put in the grade they teach. They don't move with the students. In a high school setting, the teachers might teacher the same kids again, but they will not have the same class over and over. Our school is different from the United States when it comes to funding. A lot of schools in the U.S. are funded by the government or by the state. Our school is funded by the community, giving the community, the ones who are attending and surrounding the school a chance to have part in the school atmosphere. The role of the Government is limited. Our school seems unique because of how we have opened it up to a public setting in terms of who has a say in the school and who pays. Having the school as a community fed school allows for programs to be created that benefit not only the community, but surrounding areas.