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Originally posted by Spanky
A Modest Proposal for Saving Our Schools
By Tom McClintock
[Fiction]
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I love it when Republicans try math.
Of course, if you decide that you don't want a 35:1 teacher/student ratio the numbers change quickly. Likewise, this sounds like high-school, so you may want a lab (more per square foot and more square footage per student), you may want a library, you may even want to have the ability to gather all your students in one place (say, an auditorium), you may want a few other activites to go on in the building (say, an art studio space).
It's amazing what you can do to costs if you assume away a good half of the building and cut your teaching staff by another 50%.
These kids aren't going to get taught French or go to Paris. They're going to be warehoused until they can make french fries. And no team sports, either (because fields are too expensive), but we'll have 'em doing knee bends like there's no tomorrow. Because they'll need to reach under the sink to get the dishwashing soap.
(By the way, if I haven't been clear before, I'd be happy to dramatically cut admins and do some radical reshaping of schools -- but not like this. My goal would be to start with a 15:1 or better student/teacher ratio and figure out what we had to do to get there).
