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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]all i can say in reaction is....most of the educational research shows that small class size is the biggest predictor of student success. literally, the number of people in the room. not student/teacher ratio either. just the overall number. there was some magic number that predicted success. i think it was 14. so 1 teacher and 13 students was actually better than 2 teachers and 14 students, for example.

interesting stuff.[/quote]

that's actually not accurate.  what the research shows is that class size does not make a significant difference until you get down to very low numbers like 15 or so. but it also shows that it is not a magic bullet.  teachers can teach larger classes successfully too.  that is the case in many asian countries where the countries have decided that stronger teachers a better investment than small class size (which is very expensive).  i would certainly rather have my child in a class of 15 with a really strong teacher than a class of 15 with a mediocre teacher. [/quote]

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