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Yourbubblestink t1_jdegbo5 wrote

Reply to comment by ZingZongZaddy in Maine has the lowest student/teacher ratio in the United States (11:1) by IrwinRSchyster1

Compared to all of the other states, using the same formulae, Maine teachers have it easier. Why is that a bad thing to point out?

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ZingZongZaddy t1_jdegwve wrote

Because that's not what the data says. It's flawed from the start by virtue of using averages for its comparison. It lacks nuance and doesn't account for the differences between Southern Maine and Aroostook county. This is the equivalent of a puff piece news story of kittens jumping on trampolines. It doesn't mean anything. It just is. That's why it's useless.

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