In a message of , Matt Smith (1:3644/6) writes:
 MS>    When I was in elementary school (about that time!), class sizes of 
 MS>35 were the _norm_.  And that wasn't due to poverty or lack of funding, 
 MS>since that was in a rich suburb with high school taxes.
There you go again, making global statements from your own very limited  
experiece.  I went to elementary school in the 40's in New York City, and our 
 classes were always in the low to mid 20's.  And my kids went to elementary  
school in Massachustts in the 70's, and the same was true.
 MS>    Preoccupation with class size is a very recent event.  I don't 
 MS>remember anyone clamoring for smaller-than-35 classes at the elementary 
 MS>level until I was a junior in HS.
 MS>
Maybe you just weren't listening.  Or maybe your fanily didn't care what you  
learned or didn't.
 
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