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Is this even a question? Our kids go to a public charter school -- WestyHokie 02/20/2019 4:58PM Public charters can be very effective. -- Newt 02/20/2019 5:13PM I agree ** -- hokieinashburn 02/20/2019 8:32PM My overly simplistic view of why the good charter schools are so good is -- HokieAl 02/20/2019 5:09PM Have to work to get in, meaning kids that are there have parents that care ** -- Vienna_Hokie 02/20/2019 9:55PM There it is. ** -- Newt 02/20/2019 5:13PM Im a public school teacher and I support charter schools. -- HokieGator 02/20/2019 4:53PM Lol...sweet edit ** -- JoesterVT 02/20/2019 3:42PM Seems worth mentioning they also rejected pay raises for themselves ** -- JoesterVT 02/20/2019 3:41PM Why do people talk about schools the same way they talk about business? -- HokieAl 02/20/2019 3:30PM Vouchers -- HOKIEVET 02/20/2019 4:05PM Cutting 25% of your students doesn't cut costs 25%. There are fixed costs. -- jmanatVT 02/20/2019 4:43PM Raise the voucher to 8 the math still works ** -- HOKIEVET 02/20/2019 4:57PM The fixed cost problem only gets worse and the subsidy for those -- jmanatVT 02/20/2019 9:27PM Great point on class size. My son (3rd grade) is in a class of 30. It's -- reestuart 02/20/2019 3:41PM That's horrible. Anything over 23 in 3rd grade -- Newt 02/20/2019 5:02PM The worst part was when the city gave him an aid for reading to help -- reestuart 02/20/2019 5:19PM Do it. Opt out. -- Newt 02/20/2019 6:13PM Principal said his hands are tied and he is encouraging -- reestuart 02/20/2019 6:38PM Where I work 16 is the max for any class with little exception. ** -- YardBird 02/20/2019 4:05PM Wow! Where do you work? I have HS classes up to 30 ** -- hokieinashburn 02/20/2019 8:31PM I went to K-8 in private school and the class size was always 25-35 kids -- HokieNoVA 02/20/2019 3:45PM I was always public and don't think I ever had a class less than 30. ** -- Hurley09 02/20/2019 4:10PM I definitely had some classes that were in the high teens/low 20's, but -- Tafkam Hokie 02/20/2019 7:23PM Honestly, it looks like class size is the new up hill both ways -- JoesterVT 02/20/2019 4:18PM Private school probably isn't faced with the same issues as a public school ** -- reestuart 02/20/2019 4:06PM Which is why charter schools and other innovations need to be tried ** -- VaAkita 02/20/2019 3:50PM There is no guarantee that a charter school can cut costs -- jmanatVT 02/20/2019 4:47PM We never had a class smaller than 28. Who can afford 15 kid classes? ** -- 48zip 02/20/2019 3:45PM High limit is supposed to be more like 25. After 3rd grade, the -- reestuart 02/20/2019 4:04PM This was in the early '60s. All classes were that big in Chesterfield. ** -- 48zip 02/20/2019 5:43PM I remember being in some fairly large classes. Not sure the expectations -- reestuart 02/20/2019 5:48PM My parents set my expectations....very high I might add. ** -- 48zip 02/20/2019 6:49PM Yes, but it doesn’t change what was required at school. ** -- reestuart 02/20/2019 7:11PM We actually can disagree. We weren't limited by "requirements". -- 48zip 02/20/2019 7:58PM I don’t think we’re really disagreeing. Parents can certainly expect more -- reestuart 02/20/2019 8:53PM And that is where it definitely and sadly shifts into politics, the money -- HokieAl 02/20/2019 4:04PM They're striking to ensure the gov't doesn't renege on a promise. ** -- Hokie Bird 94 02/20/2019 3:29PM This thread shouldn't last long ** -- Hokerer 02/20/2019 3:09PM I guess you're wrong :) ** -- grill to chill 02/20/2019 3:49PM Original post was edited ** -- Hokerer 02/20/2019 6:47PM It's not politics, it's educating children ** -- VaAkita 02/20/2019 3:22PM Not really ** -- JoesterVT 02/20/2019 3:41PM I'm in before it's gone! ** -- Hokie360 02/20/2019 3:12PM
