I LOVE to watch a good teacher in action; I was glad to arrive early and watch Mr Huss for about 10 minutes before he took a group of students on a walking field trip so I could use his classroom to teach about pedestrian and crosswalk safety.
Mr. Huss organized an excellent and simple solution to a problem at Ione Elementary School. The only road to the school is narrow with no parking along the sides and a circular drop-off in front of the office. There’s very limited parking on school grounds, many staff double park to fit everyone in. The traffic back-up is terrible at times, but especially in the mornings. Mr Huss organized a team of 5th grade students to arrive early, set up stations along the circular drop-off, open car doors, greet students and parents, and generally move everyone along more efficiently. It worked beautifully with the side benefit of tardies being reduced to almost zero. And I had the pleasure of working with a great group of kids who knew almost everything already, but continued to be eager learners.
arletelouise 