tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post3459808879346409122..comments2024-03-09T08:29:55.636-05:00Comments on NYC Public School Parents: Our letter to the Chancellor about class size, and what she said in response last night Patrick Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631038958645725010noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-80493109317881717762014-05-21T00:32:05.507-04:002014-05-21T00:32:05.507-04:00It would seem to me that if these small class size...It would seem to me that if these small class sizes were so problematic, we wouldn't see them in the private schools our policy makers send their children to. This is disturbing to hear our Chancellor defend what educators know about the benefits of small class sizes and parents are clamoring for on every survey. Surely, dedicating more real estate to more schools and giving teachers more jobs could be a goal of the city and the state. Of course, that would mean taxing the rich and corporations.....which does not seem to be their goal. Justifying their life style (small class sizes) while simultaneously justifying ours (overflowing classes) seems like quite a double standard, no?My Child is Not a Test Scorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-69783537104099984642014-05-20T22:31:50.634-04:002014-05-20T22:31:50.634-04:00She has over 1,200 ATRs without a classroom and ma...She has over 1,200 ATRs without a classroom and many high school teachers teaching a sixth class. This is a ready made pool of experienced educators that could lower class sizes.<br /><br />I also like to point out the many teachers that are not teaching in their content specificity and thats whats best for the students?Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-87532501884341500962014-05-20T19:44:56.028-04:002014-05-20T19:44:56.028-04:00Wow, she's so full of it. The only statement t...Wow, she's so full of it. The only statement that is vaguely true is the space issue, which is only a money issue, and of course we know where the money is not going to go - to educating other people's children.Southern Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809798271763333032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-56720803151413469232014-05-20T16:07:49.055-04:002014-05-20T16:07:49.055-04:00I currently find myself in the position where my w...I currently find myself in the position where my wife and i must try to find and fund a private school option for our 3rd grade daughter. The class size of our wonderful PS 321 school is simply too large and the effects on our daughter are starting to pile up. The fact that Ms Fariña finds the need to defend the current class size based on the dubious argument about classes potentially being too small is preposterous. Its an invalid argument, as we should be so lucky. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216065168377617448noreply@blogger.com