MS>  MS>    When I was in elementary school (about that time!), class 
MS> sizes of 
MS>  MS>35 were the _norm_.  And that wasn't due to poverty or lack of 
MS> funding,
MS>  MS>since that was in a rich suburb with high school taxes.
MS> 
MS> There you go again, making global statements from your own very 
MS> limited  
MS> experiece.  I went to elementary school in the 40's in New York City, 
MS> and 
MS> our  classes were always in the low to mid 20's.
    My point was just that large classes were hardly something caused by poor 
school districts whose poor residents couldn't afford small classes, and that 
high school taxes were no guarantee of small classes.
MS> Maybe you just weren't listening.  Or maybe your fanily didn't care 
MS> what 
MS> you  learned or didn't.
    The school district I mentioned had a reputation as one of the best in 
its metro area.  It was awash in classroom and other equipment, and paid 
teachers very well...but that and high taxes didn't mean small classes.
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