Halima and I discussed the way the Azerbaijani students' day works in comparison to ours in the U.S. The students stay in the same classroom all day, while the teachers rotate. Even so, the teachers have one set of students who are considered "their" students. In my mind, it is like having a homeroom. The teacher is only responsible for dealing with the concerns regarding her homeroom students. If there is an academic or behavior issue that a student has with another teacher, that teacher will tell the homeroom teacher who will deal with it. That also means that if I were to have a problem with a student who is not in my homeroom, I would not be the one to have a conference with the parents, the homeroom teacher would.
Of these two differences, I like the U.S. way better for one, and the Azerbaijani better way for one. I like that our teachers stay in one classroom while the students rotate. But I like their idea of having one manageable quantity of students for which each teacher is responsible in a more detailed, personal way. Halima said the homeroom teacher is like the mother of her set of students.
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