substantially due to many different factors. Some people disagree

and go as far as saying that the quality of education is better, but

many studies and expert testimonial will show that there has been

a large downfall in how students are taught and how students learn

compared to the past. This evidence will also show that the

problems begin starting as early as the elementary level of school.

One statement that is believed by some is that since the

average teacher to student ratio has gone from 1:22 to 1:17 that

students are getting more personal attention and their needs are

being met better by teachers. However, just recently, in the studies

of teacher to student ratio were special education and other

reduced size classes added to the tally creating the illusion that the

average class size is really smaller than it actually is. When in fact

class sizes have generally stayed the same. In some cases classes

have gotten bigger in certain states causing overcrowding which

results in less personal attention. It also opens the door for

students with learning disabilities to go unnoticed by teachers,

furthering the damage to their education (NCES

students in the age groups of nine, thirteen, and seventeen years,

that students of the past. This maybe true for the overall average

1992 the average number of vocational credits acquired by

Dr. LeTendre refers to as a "continuation of low gains from year to

but funding comes up short so often they are left with a school that

few people care about the problem nothing gets fixed. The

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