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Originally posted by Spanky
180 students. 5 teachers = 36 students per teacher.
Did we read the same essay? Did you miss the sarcasm? We shouldn't have to rent anything because the school districts already own the schools.
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THIRTY - SIX students per teacher. I'm sorry!
Yes, all the sarcasm is easy and cheap. A republican staple. This is like the business plans I get from entrepreneurs, where they just assume away until they have a billion dollar business, on paper, in five years.
Try this -- assume you want a 15:1 student teacher ratio and build from the bottom up. Factor in everything you need, including construction costs amortized via debt. It's not so easy.
I could poke holes in every number he proposes, but there's not the point. The big one is class size, and that's the one that most impacts education. (By the way, can you find any private schools that offer a high school education at $7,000 that you would recommend -- and they don't have those pesky unions).
