Reply #25: yes, I am a teacher. edited

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30:1 - actually, Georgia caps classes at that by law, so no, it's not better than most public schools.

Yes it would be hard to run teach and run the school both but I think it could be done. You would need to schedule some class time when the kids would not need your direct attention so you could work on the books at that time.

Heh. Yeah, let me ignore my public school kids for an hour or two while I balance my checkbook during class time, and see how quickly 1) my classroom goes to shit and 2) I get my ass canned. It doesn't work that way, and I certainly wouldn't send my child to a school where his teacher nipped off to work the books or show prospective parents around for an hour or two.

edit: the parent volunteer thing might get more folks into the classroom, which is generally a good thing, but if they don't know anything about teaching - or just don't show up one day - it doesn't do me any practical good.