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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just a quick note: 
Research suggests that class size does not really have an impact on student achievement (within reason).  The quality of the teacher is FAR more important than the size of the class.

Does not mean it would not be preferable to have smaller classes....but small classes in and of themselves do not guarantee high achievement.  That said, a teacher needs to be highly skilled to manage a larger class.  I would prefer the public schools spend more money on high quality teachers than on reducing class size.

Signed, 
Education researcher[/quote]

But many kids do not thrive in a large loud environment such as a kindergarten class with 26 kids and no aide, no matter how good the teacher is.  That is what my daughter had and it was sensory overload.  The class was always so loud, the teacher always had to stop her reading group to get other kids in centers to re-focus. Many kids would never do the work and there was nothing you could do.  When I would come in to volunteer, the teacher used to run out because she had to go to the bathroom.  She was an excellent teacher but that is not the way to teach kindergarten kids.  It was completely overwhelming. [/quote]

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