'The Size Is Right'

Christopher Pyne has made a bold spoken statement on smaller class sizes in hopes to save the government more money. This is one of the reasons why he is the 'opposition' education minister. Our obsession with smaller class sizes is because it works.


As a recent high school graduate, I strongly feel that these smaller class sizes have an impact on our education. It simply gives the teachers more control over the class meaning less unnecessary distractions and more engaging students. Smaller classes grants a teacher the time to go around the room assisting each student with their work when required and keeping them on the right page.


There are countless more reasons why smaller class sizes are important, perhaps Mr. Pyne is just an 'old school' politician. Having 30 or more adolescent high school students crammed into a class can be the closest thing to hell for a teacher. I went to Edmund Rice College in Wollongong which is unfortunately an all male high school where my junior high school classes proved that a class filled with hotheaded, mischievous teenage boys can make a teacher throw a CD player across the room in anger. Yes, it happened.


It seems as if Mr. Pyne is just trying to lower the education standard for future Australians by sacking quality teachers and preventing the students from an opportunity. The price is right Mr. Pyne, ask Bob Barker.