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Old 03-31-2012, 04:17 PM   #552
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Originally Posted by Azure View Post

But simply generalizing things like class sizes and saying we need to spend more money to get class sizes down to 25 students because kids in classes with 35 kids aren't getting a proper education is to me a pretty dumb excuse.
Not sure if it has been touched upon, but if the Student to teacher ratio is 25:1, then no class will have under 30 students and most classes will have around 35*. That ratio counts all teachers, including administrators and teachers of smaller classes. Just because you had 35 kids in your class, doesn't mean the ration was 35, in fact I would bet it was below 25.

*I am not 100% sure of the numbers, but the point is still relevant.
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