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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is interesting.  I have a child in public K with 24 kids, 1 teacher.  She is a fantastic teacher but it is not ideal.

I have another child at Holton middle school with 11 kids in math and 14-16 kids in the other classes.  We did public for K-2nd because the numbers were doable.  She had 18 in her K class, 20 in 1st and 21 in 2nd.

I just can not believe that all schools don't have lower ratios for younger kids.  How does a preschool which is usually play-based have such a low ratio and then K-2nd grades where there is a huge increase in workload expectations and a huge learning curve within each kid has a huge ratio.

That said, I like the classes that have larger kids and 2 teachers.  I think it gives the kids more friends to click with but also time for 2 different things.  It also gives a chance for a teacher to work one on one or with a few kids and another teacher doing a lesson.  AND it gives the teacher a chance to go to the bathroom.

I will be looking for a private next year.  [/quote]

You may have a point there.  Private schools are probably in a much better position to manage class sizes as kids move up grades.  Charters would also have more control here.  Oyster is in the worst position to control class size since they have to take all IB kids.  However, the immersion aspect certainly keeps many kids from joining Oyster in the upper years (if they aren't already on grade level in both English and Spanish).  I personally know of several families who were strongly counseled by admins. at Oyster to not enroll their IB 2nd grade (and above) kids who had no prior Spanish immersion schooling.  It's just too hard to catch up…and it can be a confidence-destroyer for young kids).[/quote]

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