Back in my day, when we rode dinosaurs to school, all our classes were from 35 to 40 students.
Today, we’re paying outlandish school taxes to have a max of 17 students per classroom. Have to keep the low number of students so they can all sit around big round tables to cheat off each other rather than sit in separate desks so most could do their own work rather than a group effort (i.e. participation ribbon!).
No, we have to have smaller classes because parents don’t teach their children to behave and do their work. I have been threatened to be killed a couple times and I don’t work in Detroit! By no means am I arguing for what these liberal teachers are doing, I am just adding a bit of real world experience. :)
I taught in Boston in the mid 50s.
My first grade class had 39 children and I was a new teacher.
Everything worked out well because we had parental support (not meddling ) and the kids behaved.
If good conduct is maintained a large enrollment is no problem.
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