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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective
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To: epicure who wrote (3966)10/30/2000 12:06:03 AM
From: bwanadon  Read Replies (2) of 10042
 
X: You teach in Calif? Do they make you work a whole 180 days/year in Calif. like they do in Ohio (165 with personal days allowed in our district)? Teachers sure are put upon aren't they.

Actually, I have many friends and family in teaching that would seem to agree with you on the problem of testing. The larger problem (at least from those I know in the profession) is lack of discipline and parental involvement -particularly in the inner city.

However, one thing seems clear - smaller class sizes have had little effect on raising test scores. In Japan classes are quite large (in some cases 50+). Our elementary class sizes (in the 1960's) were always over 30. Competition is needed. The proof is in the pudding.
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