PK> -> Most teachers in elementary school have virtually zero time
PK> -> available during the school day to do anything beyond what
PK> -> they already do; this despite having to handle "only" a
PK> -> group of 20+ students...  Add to that the time required to
PK> -> plan and correct AFTER hours, and there really is little
PK> -> opportunity for this type of personal contact on an ongoing
PK> -> basis...
PK> 
PK> If that is the case, we should do something.  For instance, if you 
PK> work
PK> lets say 8 hours per day, you should teach for lets say 4 hours, take 
PK> 1
PK> hour for lunch, and grade for 3 hours.  
PK> What do you think about it?
    This idea would halve today's typical teaching load and require twice as 
many teachers per district.
    Are you willing to see your local taxes double?  Since teacher pay is the 
major part of school budgets (I've heard 80%+), that's what would be required 
for your scheme.
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