The idea of flow is where a lot of capacity misunderstandings show up. Filling a school to the maximum capacity works only as long as no one moves from one class to another.

What really burns me up is that it took me less than two hours to find out that you are supposed to multiply those numbers by 80 percent.

I heard the arguments, and then the idea was to go home and work through the numbers, to see which was reasonable. They couldn't both be reasonable ? there was such a wide disparity.

I had friends active on both sides and talked to them all to find out how they could have such diametrically opposed feelings.

The commissioners are responsible for public-school buildings, and they are a part of approving those plans. As long as they are aware that if they approve that, it's going to mean more students, and when we go to ask for more money it's not a surprise.

It was difficult. I didn't know one person at my high school, ... I learned to drive on the San Jose freeways. My parents were very supportive and confident I was in safe hands.