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ejpoeta

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2. wow i've never thought about it that way.

Reply to TahitiNut (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 06:50 AM

Sep 2012

Plus parents who want their kids to have a good education should be thinking about this. The bigger the class size, the less time their kid gets. Then they blame the teacher and the school for their kid not doing well when they are probably complaining about a strike right now. Wow.... that comparison to daycare and class size is startling. And the daycare doesn't even have to teach them anything.

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Sanity Check: Student-to-teacher ratios and class sizes [View all] TahitiNut Sep 2012 OP

but, don't you know, bill gates did *research* and he found out that CLASS SIZE DOESN'T MATTER! HiPointDem Sep 2012 #1

wow i've never thought about it that way. ejpoeta Sep 2012 #2

Exactly. And the size and ratios I cited are for school-aged children (4-6 yo). TahitiNut Sep 2012 #9

i see your point, but that is apples to oranges. mopinko Sep 2012 #3

Nonsense. TahitiNut Sep 2012 #10

you really think 2 year olds and 10 year olds need the same ratio? mopinko Sep 2012 #13

And just WHERE did you find THAT strawman?? TahitiNut Sep 2012 #14

you didn't say that in your op. mopinko Sep 2012 #18

Project star d_r Sep 2012 #4

I used to teach TrogL Sep 2012 #5

You should make that an OP.. Fumesucker Sep 2012 #6

I don't like the use of the term sociopath here, but you certainly have a percentage of kids gollygee Sep 2012 #11

I'm talking about the sociopathic bullies punching kids when your back is turned TrogL Sep 2012 #20

. n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #7

K&R This fantasy is de rigueur in the corporate school advocates circles. n/t Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #8

I say DO THE MATH!!! 30 kids means 2 minutes per kid per hour. That is 14 mins a day DonRedwood Sep 2012 #12

Kids in day care haven't learned discipline yet and that is what necessitates small class sizes. dkf Sep 2012 #15

Is there a sale on broad brushes that I haven't heard about?? TahitiNut Sep 2012 #16

So why do Asian countries do well with class sizes over 30? dkf Sep 2012 #17

Asian parents respect their teachers and train their kids to do so too. Auntie Bush Sep 2012 #19