Education
In reply to the discussion: Lean Production: Inside the war on public education [View all]knitter4democracy
(14,350 posts)Detroit Public is repeating them by putting 60 in classrooms that weren't built for that many, so we'll see what happens with their outcomes.
Funny how colleges always trumpet their low student to teacher ratio. Funny how private schools, like the one Romney went to, always trumpet their low student to teacher ratios. Funny how schools without the rich parents to advocate and help get the financial base we need are always told to put more students in each classroom each period.
Steel always does the same thing under the same stresses and environment. It's predictable. Students are not predictable, and what worked for that student yesterday often won't today. Certain predictors are constant (random immediate reward is still the strongest motivator for changing behavior like Skinner found decades ago, etc.), but in reality, it's like herding cats most days.