Education

Class Size Class size is one of the most confounding issues currently facing schools, districts, and educators. Research and simple logic tell us that the number of students in a class is a critical factor in creating a positive learning climate. When classes are small students have more opportunity to have their individual needs met. Class size is “the number of students in a single class grouping under the direction of a particular teacher. Students …

…immune and desensitized to the harm large class sizes have on our students and ourselves. We must fight for the mental and academic health of our students and for respect and good working conditions for ourselves. As we approach the new millennium, will children and educators be forced to continue to work in warehouses disguised as classrooms? For the sake of us all, I hope not. Does class size really matter? What do you think?