Close to Home by John McPherson for April 23, 2020

On “The Simpsons”, they had double-decker desks.

She took the time to give him a number she should be able to cross reference for the name

She’s got your number.

On the last day of school before the stay-at-home order started, all but one of the fifth grade teachers called in sick. This one was sick and tired, but out of sick days.

This will never work, Do the math.

In my grade school the Nuns had no problems with 40 kids in class. Teacher’s strike had a whole different meaning.

She probably doesn’t like such huge class sizes either. It’s not like it’s her choice.

so… number 44 is the only kid allowed to wear shorts? Now THAT is the problem.

By the time she called roll, the class was over.

Not bad for a ten year old comic.

yeah, but think about all the money we can save by not paying for more teachers.

and what cool things we can buy with that saved money…..we need far more guns, bombs and bullets

Does this mean it’s different now?

Where I grew up, grades 1-6 were in three rooms, with one teacher per room and about 16-20 students per room. My junior and senior high schools were used by seven towns worth of students and my graduating class was 178.

This must be a class in Ontario. Premier Ford promised to enhance education…then cut 1.2 billion in funds and increased class size. He is the Donald Trump of Canada.

Hmm! I’m seeing what might be some pretty good lottery numbers on the front row. Um, I have to run now…………

More Home Schooling can solve the problem.

Sometime in the not too distant future….

Couldn’t we at least do this in the auditorium.

Some of them look like they’ve been in the 5th grade for a few years.

This was not funny when I was going to junior high school in AZ. Most every class had students sitting folding chairs with no writing surface because every class was easily double the size of the classroom.

my teacher taught 4 ( FOUR ) grades in the same classroom!

at the SAME time!

young students today are so SPOILED!

I bet Nos 111 and 113 is tired of hearing the whining also

The ridiculous class sizes in high school paled in comparison to the 300+ people in some intro classes I had in college. You often didn’t even get a professor but some TA fulfilling their teaching requirement.