Thursday, November 29, 2012

Class sizes matters


From my personal perspective small  classes do indeed help students learn. And it  could also affects what teachers and learners actually do in the classroom.
researches has showed that in smaller classes children are more likely to be engaged in learning and 

less disruptive; in larger classes children are more likely to just passively listen to the teacher. As well as, smaller classes children actively interact with the teacher about their learning.
Additionally, while more privileged and better-performing students may not be helped much by smaller classes, kids from poor families, and those with disabilities—including learning disabilities—do appear to benefit.
For instance, If children went to school exhausted from spending the previous night in a homeless shelter or sick from untreated illnesses.
A personal attention from teachers will make a big impact on children's feeling and it would be one of the only ways to give them any shot at getting an education. 
Finally I would like to say that, there is a big different between saying class sizes are less important than teachers quality. And acting like class sizes are ‘not at all important’ as It would be a grave mistake in my view for the Australian education system to increase class sizes on the assumption that it will have no effect on other important aspects of teaching and learning.










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