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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with you. The current form of schooling is based on the colonial era where they had small schoolhouses with a few teachers teaching a small community of children. Obviously we've scaled that up to large buildings with many teachers, but the number of students has far exceeded the ratio of teachers. I don't know where to even begin with a modern solution, but we are forcing an outdated method into 2022 where the state of affairs has changed immensely. We are now in a locally globalized population with very wide discrepancies in SES and abilities.

The real answer is to have many more teachers in more rooms to have class sizes back in the 15 max range, but funding and space is the limiting factor.[/quote]

Just so you know there is no evidence smaller classes lead to better outdoors.  This is a teacher union line for more funding…in Taiwan they have classes with 50 students and consistently rank high in PISA test.[/quote]

Sounds like the outcomes to which you refer are standardized test scores. Although they are one way to measure academic achievement, they do not measure well-being and many other indicators of stability and preparedness for life. As I teacher I can tell you that a larger classroom of cooperative students (as in, they have stable home lives and healthy-enough brains to function well in a classroom) can learn as much as a smaller group. Problem is, the larger the group the more likely you are to have up to several students who do not have the skills or brain health to cooperate and function well. Students who disrupt or need a lot more of the teachers energy/attention make it difficult to progress. With an explosion in mental health needs and with some communities where education isn’t highly valued (with respect for teachers and the rights of others modeled and reinforced by parents) there are far too many students who are not able to function well. An effective teacher can overcome some of these issues by providing a LOT of structure, positive reinforcement, and care for each individual. But we don’t seem to value teachers as much in this country as is more typical inAsian countries. That makes a huge difference.[/quote]

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