Smaller classroom sizes

Classroom sizes are becoming increasingly larger. Is this affecting students ability to perform well in class? I would definitely say so. Given a choice between a classroom with 20 students and one with 30 students, who would argue that the 30-student classroom is a better environment for learning? Obviously smaller classroom sizes are better and there are a few reasons for this. Smaller class sizes would allow teachers to devote more time to the individual needs of …

…smaller classroom sizes are just a far better teaching and learning environment. They allow more time to be spent on the individual needs of students, it is easier for students to pay attention, and feedback on assignments is much quicker. The whole point of school is for students to learn right? Well with smaller classroom sizes more learning occurs than in larger classroom sizes, so that is why I choose smaller classrooms over bigger ones.