Plea for feedback

Greetings everyone! I know there's a lot going on right now with POL's starting next week, the Math Projects coming due and the Geometry Test on Friday as well, but I wanted to take some time to reflect on the changes in the math that I've made recently. I won't tell you it was an easy decision, especially when I looked at the students I had and realized that the organized, structured, and predictable setup I had going (and had spent much time organizing), was working fine for about 90% of the class. I also won't tell you I wasn't tempted to just note the changes I wanted to make and implement the new plan in the coming year. What got to me though, was the fact that when I thought about that 10% of the class whose needs weren't being met, and I thought that the new plan might be able to help them, I couldn't come up with a good reason to make them miss out. So that is why math has been so crazy as of late, the exact opposite of what I would like it to be (I'm German! I love organized and predictable!) and what I think the kids need (especially at a school like ours). I am writing today though to ask for your opinions on the changes, and on the class in general as it has gone so far. I'm not looking for an ego-boost (or a devastating critique either) but for something more along the lines of personalized feedback on what has worked and what hasn't, so that I can make changes in the second semester to improve the class rather than waiting until next year when it will be too late for all of your children. An excerpt from an e-mail I just sent explains more:

"Last year I had a couple of parents talk to me during the fourth quarter of school and just let me know what they saw as successes and failures with respect to the class (projects, homework, methods, etc.) It was incredibly insightful for me and I've based innumerable changes off of just what two people told me, so some more feedback would be much appreciated if you can find the time."

Thanks everyone, -Mr. H