Let's talk some strategy...

[MrDave]

I've been playing a few days and love this, but I wanted to discuss some strategies to see if I'm on the right track:

I just recently hit 2 star ambitions and the humanities and science requirements are BRUTAL. I was easily steamrolling the 1-star, but I feel like I'm going to be constantly sending my teachers out to increase their "teaching potential" so I can upgrade their Teaching Ability. I've got 15 people in my new Grade 1 classroom, should I split them into a smaller class?

I've got a "handle" on staff I think, but I'm wondering what ya'll think:
Headmaster
2 Humanities Department Chairs
1 Sports Head Researcher
3 Researchers (2 science, 1 art)
2 science Homeroom
1 Humanities Homeroom

I'm been focusing on 2 teachers with higher level teaching ability (one hum one sci) and the homeroom teachers have high management.

I'm doing fine for funds ATM mostly because MOON PIES ARE SUPERIOR.

I was planning on starting to setup to have 2 classes per grade, but these new ambition requirements are BRUTAL.

Anyone have any thoughts/suggestions/tips?

[Diruk]

You aren't timed for this. Take your time, unless that is your play style.

I usually take my time and prep for the next school year the season before (I like to play the 4-full seasons (long))

At any rate, the game does advise you on the minimum bare stats of teachers that are needed in order to get the student to pass "green", not full-marks "the light blue-thingy".

There are several ways to improve a student's gain on the points needed to pass/earn full marks:
-Improve the teaching stats of your respective subject teacher.
-Use the morning boosts that you get from techs (I teach one subject the whole day for max benefits. In example (IE), morning reading = humanities class for the entire day)
-Increase the levels of your classrooms for higher teaching efficiency (The pink star rating)
-Increase the base stats of the community prior to them being admitted to your school (Go to Community -> Click "Invest". Mind you, you have to establish an office in their community first, before you can invest.)
-Use management modules that improve teaching efficiency (Notice: that Subject specific efficiencies are for subject classrooms only. IE, Science Efficiency works on Labs, but not regular classroom)
-Do the new school year speeches.
-Serve Stat raising food at the cafeteria (it will be in the description. IE, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall Combo.)
-Use the statues that give stat learning boost/permanent points

Before I change the aspiration of my students to the next level, I always compare their education points to the students already in that aspiration, to see if they could keep up. If not, I invest in their community in the respective stats until they are able to.

I generally build up and hang around aspiration 3 students. Basic Aspiration 3 students, will need teaching stats of around 50-60 to earn full marks. I generally just fully build out during that time and get as much as I can out of the students and then steamroll Aspiration 4-5 for more students.

Hope this helps, let me know if I can clarify anything.

[MrDave]

Originally posted by Diruk:

You aren't timed for this. Take your time, unless that is your play style.

I usually take my time and prep for the next school year the season before (I like to play the 4-full seasons (long))

At any rate, the game does advise you on the minimum bare stats of teachers that are needed in order to get the student to pass "green", not full-marks "the light blue-thingy".

There are several ways to improve a student's gain on the points needed to pass/earn full marks:
-Improve the teaching stats of your respective subject teacher.
-Use the morning boosts that you get from techs (I teach one subject the whole day for max benefits. In example (IE), morning reading = humanities class for the entire day)
-Increase the levels of your classrooms for higher teaching efficiency (The pink star rating)
-Increase the base stats of the community prior to them being admitted to your school (Go to Community -> Click "Invest". Mind you, you have to establish an office in their community first, before you can invest.)
-Use management modules that improve teaching efficiency (Notice: that Subject specific efficiencies are for subject classrooms only. IE, Science Efficiency works on Labs, but not regular classroom)
-Do the new school year speeches.
-Serve Stat raising food at the cafeteria (it will be in the description. IE, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall Combo.)
-Use the statues that give stat learning boost/permanent points

Before I change the aspiration of my students to the next level, I always compare their education points to the students already in that aspiration, to see if they could keep up. If not, I invest in their community in the respective stats until they are able to.

I generally build up and hang around aspiration 3 students. Basic Aspiration 3 students, will need teaching stats of around 50-60 to earn full marks. I generally just fully build out during that time and get as much as I can out of the students and then steamroll Aspiration 4-5 for more students.

Hope this helps, let me know if I can clarify anything.

That's very helpful! I am on 1 week for a "year" so I may have some "catching up" to do to get everything to where it needs to be. I do have morning meetings researched, so I'm going to make adjustments for that. I think coupled with my new training room, I can probably get some more teachers leveled up.

The problem is going to be sending them out to get their "teaching potential" leveled up since it's like 5k a teacher. We aren't hurting for money, but they also only get 5 points of it at a time, meaning it'll take a chunk of change to get them leveled and good.

[Diruk]

Teaching skill 60 will be more than enough for Aspiration 3 schools, for those communities starting at the aspiration. Honestly, you are better off just hiring that kind of teacher.

For the higher aspirations you may just be better off hiring the super teachers in each of the respective schools, try to trade them rather than wait for the respective school to close (They can cost 100k if you hire them from the teacher pool instead of trade).