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November 18, 2006, 5:08 pm PST
11/24 Great School Debate
Quote From: julie1418The "bigger" is better philosophy really doesn't stem from best teaching practices. There are, from what I can see, three main reasons for bigger schools.
1 - MONEY. It is cheaper to buy land and construct one building or campus than several small schools on different sites.
2 - sports - this is especially true in high school. The more kids you have the more sports programs you can offer and the better the sports teams tend to be.
3 - diversity of electives. Most public schools are funded on a per pupil basis. The more students, the more funding available to offer electives like advanced computer science, foreign languages, etc.
Many parents WANT the sports teams, clubs, special electives, etc. The bigger school is the price they pay to get those things. yes, I understand all that and I do believe those things are imporant but yet at the same time, I think a school can be too big. I graduated from a class of over 500 and I must admit that I was a bit overwhelmed, I did well in school but I personally am not into big crowds,LOL. We had a school that was nothing but 9th graders casue the high school was too big, why they put freshmen in a school of their own is beyond me, but must be working, it has been like that for years. :)
Been waiting on hubby to get his act together to scan some photos but doesn't look like it is gonna happen tonight, he's such a poke. Think I am gonna go buy my own scanner and figure the thing out,LOLLLLLLLL.
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