Co-op towns

[Hinsa]

Toddjames - I get what you are trying to say about co-ops vs. "solo" schools. I agree with you.

I'll use the 200 kids example. In a school of 40 kids, just about every kid in school is participating in everything all the way through grade school. With 40 kids, everyone has to participate to keep all the school organizations going, plus they get more participation time - less kids = more "reps" if you will and more personal attention from the school staff. Therefore, you get a larger percentage of kids from the 40 student school that excel at sports, music, school paper, academics, whatever it might be.

In the 200 student school, you will have a larger percentage of students that sit on the sidelines and let the more gifted ones do the participating. Therefore your pool of involved kids is smaller in the 200 student school.

So in summary, in the co-op of the five smaller schools you will end up with a larger combined number of kids that excel. In the 200 person school you will have a smaller total number of kids that excel.

Does that make sense to anyone? It's OK, you can call me nuts if you want!

[chevyman11]

Makes complete sense to me. That's probably the best and most understandable argument in this topic.

[toddjames]

Toddjames - I get what you are trying to say about co-ops vs. "solo" schools. I agree with you.

I'll use the 200 kids example. In a school of 40 kids, just about every kid in school is participating in everything all the way through grade school. With 40 kids, everyone has to participate to keep all the school organizations going, plus they get more participation time - less kids = more "reps" if you will and more personal attention from the school staff. Therefore, you get a larger percentage of kids from the 40 student school that excel at sports, music, school paper, academics, whatever it might be.

In the 200 student school, you will have a larger percentage of students that sit on the sidelines and let the more gifted ones do the participating. Therefore your pool of involved kids is smaller in the 200 student school.

So in summary, in the co-op of the five smaller schools you will end up with a larger combined number of kids that excel. In the 200 person school you will have a smaller total number of kids that excel.

Does that make sense to anyone? It's OK, you can call me nuts if you want!

Exactly, thanks for getting what I was trying to say.

[GRIDIRON GURU]

Grid iron guru you have failed me in announcing the winner of the co-op challenge, or are you awaitng a bigger stage?

Co-op or consolidation? I don't know but next years coop of Barnes county North and Griggs co. central/Midkota
is a biggy.

Dazey
Rogers
Leal
Wimbledon
Courtney
Walum
Hannaford
Sutton
Glenfield
Mchenry
Grace City
Juanita
Brantford
Jesse
Cooperstown
Eckelson
Urbana
Spiritwood
Sibly
Sanborn

Theres my winner

[Hinsa]

Is Luverne in there too?

[The Schwab]

Is Luverne in there too?

I believe the Luverne kids are split between GCC and Hope Page