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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We moved to the Bethesda area a month ago and were shocked to hear from the principal that classes had 28-29 kids, one class had 30 kids.  This is not what appears on the website and what we were told.  We moved from an area in the Midwest with decent public schools and never more than 22-23 kids in elementary. I was an educator in my "first career" and there are reams of research on why this is bad for many reasons. [b]No advanced nation with good schools has classes this big[/b] since it is well-known that small class sizes are much better for kids.

Is it worth talking to the Principal about this? Or the PTA?

Could anyone help point me in the right direction of who I should email?  [/quote]

We moved to London 2 years ago, almost every school has exactly 30 kids in every class and there are waiting lists for every grade level at most schools. Every time a child moves there is a new kid in the spot just a day or 2 later.There are 4 classes at each grade level and 2 teaching assistants for each grade level who basically pull kids out for extra help in small groups.

The class sizes are “big” compared to US, but the education my children are getting is fantastic. I seriously don’t know where my kids can go to school when we move back the MCPS schools we toured were really sad looking in comparison, facilities and programming. I don’t think class size is the problem.[/quote]

You forgot the part about the teachers aide plus reading specialists, designated math and science teachers in UK schools.  Assuming you are talking age 4-7. then second teacher drops but subject teachers never do. [/quote]

Our school must be structured differently. My girlsare in a classroom with 30 kids and only one adult most of the day. The exception is if they are pulled out for a smaller focus group with a  TA. When the TA’s come into the classroom, the classroom teacher goes out to do team planning etc. So the result is still 30 kids and one adult.

The exception being that one student in the younger child’s class has a 1:1 para.[/quote]

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