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Originally Posted by Dozer523
1 Maybe it really is free, Maybe this is a "loss-leader" to expose quality candidates to the colleges. A classroom is a fixed cost item, up to a point, it doesn't matter how many students are in the room.
2 I have not seen the spreadsheet but again I doubt one (or two) roundtrip buses per school per day is going to add that much to the bottom line.
3 How do teachers suffer? Other then one less "fun to teach" kid not in the classroom?
Yup. So? It is nice to see something for the dedicated, hardworking students. And that IS what it's for -- this is not designed for the bright kids. We have GATE (Gifted And Talented Education). Or shall we have them all plod along at the NCLB pace?
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I know this isn't military pay tread....
1 Maybe it really is free, Maybe this is a "loss-leader" to expose quality candidates to the colleges. A classroom is a fixed cost item, up to a point, it doesn't matter how many students are in the room.
I know it works for many kids and their families, but we sates are having to fire or lay-off teachers.. Maybe???
2 I have not seen the spreadsheet but again I doubt one (or two) roundtrip buses per school per day is going to add that much to the bottom line. No it is a Ton of Money that goes out to pay for Students who pareants can't not take them to these Colleges along with the ones that can't pay for courses. I will find out the cost, I was surprised how much it was just for Buses. It's not just Gas, it's overtime for drivers, maintance fees rolled in (Likely BS) and other fees.
3 How do teachers suffer? Other then one less "fun to teach" kid not in the classroom? So we put them into College course to Disrupt that classroom? I don't like this idea if that is one of teh reasons. I don't think it would be, just because most of those kids wouldn't be in a AP school program.
SO I'm sorry, you want to save money for teachers and other pay, cut programs that students don't need graduate. I understand it is great for many students and what they get out of it. I'm talking about overall funds going out.