Miracles of Small Class Size Unfold Each Day in California. It has been seven years since California passed a law limiting school class size, and to this day, teachers and parents remember it as a remarkable moment. By Michael Winerip. [New York Times: Education]
No commentary is needed to go with this posting. The testimonies speak for themselves. I will mention that I had a sixth-grade language arts class with 36 kids for my first teaching experience. It was nuts! What a world of difference smaller classes make on the progress and growth of the students. Far more important than "standards-based curriculum" and the latest teaching methods. Those things are valuable, but are secondary.
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