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[quote=Anonymous]I have taught a kindergarten class of 30 kids and it is definitely not lecture style! The presence of an assistant makes a big difference in a good way IF the teacher and the assistant work well together and have a strong co-teaching dynamic and complementary styles. I have been in classrooms with assistants who have completely different takes on discipline / teaching etc and it ends up being an obstacle rather than a help.

The second factor is the physical size of the classroom. really small rooms are awful. The noise echoes and the kids are always on top of each other. A large room gives you space to spread kids out at different activities and centers and to manage the classroom more easily.

Thirty K kids is a lot - it is a lot of feet and hands and high pitched voices! It can be a bit chaotic but if the teacher is well organized, good at classroom management, and utilizes volunteers, it can flow very smoothly.

Overall a great teacher is going to do well with 20, 25 or 30 students. A bad teacher is going to struggle with 20, 25 or 30 students. [/quote]

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