Class sizes

DLLC student315 · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

Are class sizes too big in our schools?

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Phred · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 19

In article ,
"DLLC student315" wrote:
>Are class sizes too big in our schools?

In my personal experience, teacher quality has a damn sight more
influence than class size within fairly wide limits of class size
(e.g. 16 to 40).

The fundamental problem with smaller class sizes throughout the
system is that it necessarily would mean a reduction in the quality of
teachers.

Cheers, Phred.

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Lionheart · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 19

"Phred" wrote in message@uni-berlin.de...
> In article ,
> "DLLC student315" wrote:
> >Are class sizes too big in our schools?
>
> In my personal experience, teacher quality has a damn sight more
> influence than class size within fairly wide limits of class size
> (e.g. 16 to 40).
>
> The fundamental problem with smaller class sizes throughout the
> system is that it necessarily would mean a reduction in the quality of
> teachers.
>
>
> Cheers, Phred.
>
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>

Or an increase in cost

Phred · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 19

In article ,
"Lionheart" wrote:
>
> "Phred" wrote in message
>@uni-berlin.de...
> > In article ,
> > "DLLC student315" wrote:
> > >Are class sizes too big in our schools?
> >
> > In my personal experience, teacher quality has a damn sight more
> > influence than class size within fairly wide limits of class size
> > (e.g. 16 to 40).
> >
> > The fundamental problem with smaller class sizes throughout the
> > system is that it necessarily would mean a reduction in the quality of
> > teachers.
>
> Or an increase in cost

Money may buy some small advantage, but if you assume the best (i.e.
most committed and talented) teachers are already in the system, then
any increase in numbers *must* reduce the average quality.

Cheers, Phred.

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