[Winona Online Democracy]
I would love to see a numerical analysis done on my average or mean class
sizes now as compared to when I first started teaching 10 years ago.
In addition to any kind of number crunching, I think another useful tool for
comparison sake would be to somehow line up how many students I had at one
time 10 years ago with how many students I have at one time today.
The numbers would tell part of the story but I think a picture of how those
numbers translate into human beings would be even more instructive.
To say my teaching "load" has increased by 20-25-30% and maybe even more
over the short ten years in which I've been teaching is one thing.
To see that those numbers and percentages are kids is another thing.
And again, the main point in all this is that our School District needs more
teachers, administrators, and maintenance staff right away. Not after
audits, surveys, and other obtuse studies are created. It is our most
pressing need. It is what affects the kids most directly and most often.
Dwayne Voegeli
Dec. 26, 2005
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I had to chuckle good naturedly when I read Dwayne Voegeli's letter. Yes,
it is interesting.
In a count from about ten years ago, the most common females names were
Mary, Patricia and Linda, and for males they were James, John and Robert.
How did we ever cope?
But I've a serious question. Dwayne's class is large by former standards,
but is his count typical? What is the mean? That would be an interesting
figure.
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