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I believe the point is not that 1987 was an ideal ratio of teachers to students, but the relative increase in supply is limiting wage growth.
by bpt3 7y ago
I believe the point is not that 1987 was an ideal ratio of teachers to students, but the relative increase in supply is limiting wage growth.
- smogcutter 7y agoThe question is, relative to what? If teachers were under supplied to begin with, that wouldn’t be the case. I’m not saying that either answer is correct, just that the quoted figures aren’t actually good evidence. This is literally the argument: “Back in the day, there were x teachers and y students. Now there are 1.6x teachers and 1.2y students. That’s too many teachers!” See the problem?