Educon "News", A Possibly Satirical Look at Education

The royal governor of Texas has decreed that he will see to it that the state of Texas quickly moves to on-line instruction for every child who cannot afford private schools. His highness stated that instruction with real teachers is "so 20th century and, besides, it requires taxes". He is contracting with the group Schools Handling Instruction with Technology to create regional learning labs run by facilitators who do not need a degree. A single "teacher" can "teach" at least 1000 students a year rather than the financially draining normal load of about 150 students. All grading will be done automatically by computer. "Soon," the governor proclaimed,"We'll be able to have a 1 to 2000 teacher to student ratio. Imagine how many tax dollars that will save! All we will need the school facilities for is to maintain the athletic programs." The parents association representative's only comment was, "As long as my kid is out of the house from 8:00 to 5:00 and being kept out of trouble, it suits me just fine."