class sizes

When i was at school, my senior years were the best years of my schooling. The classes were smaller, you could actually hear and pay attention to the teacher without getting easily distracted (I wasnt with any of my bestfriends though, so that probably made it a bit easier to concentrate!)

But in saying that, I don't agree with the government spending more money and attention in cutting class sizes down. The focus should be on the level of quality in the teachers. If a teacher doesn't know what they are talking about, if they look nervous and cant control a classroom, of course the kids aren't going to pay attention. The government should invest time in training teachers on how to manage students in a professional way, instead of wasting money trying to cut down the number of students in a class.