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I want to invest $2 billion dollars to build the new technology classrooms of tomorrow. And I still believe the best education equipment is the kitchen table, and the best teacher is the parent.Needless to say, I will be voting 'No' on Proposition 3.
-Andrew Cuomo
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Stop making sense
From Andrew Cuomo's campaign ad:
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You can buy a whole lot of kitchen tables for 2 billion dollars.
"You can buy a whole lot of kitchen tables for 2 billion dollars."
Then you are doing it wrong(ly).
*) 12' Mayline Corsica Conference Table: ~$3,000
*) Aeron chairs: ~$600 each
Figure a classroom of 30 kids (hey, everyone keeps complaining about overcrowding). Figure 4 tables and 32 chairs (we want a few spares): $12,000 + $19,200. Maybe we get a bulk discount, so $30K per classroom. Replace every five years (why? Because we can!)
-Mark R.
Thanks for posting this. I was not aware that nontech spending is allowed. My district will undoubtedly use it for building classroom space for the students who are currently in BOCES programs off campus..
I think it really depends on what kind of parents sit at your kitchen table. Mine were not capable of helping me with math after grade 5 or 6, and told me as much. (Or, I should say "would not have been," since they never provided any sort of homework help before those grades.)
(I voted no also.)
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