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Originally Posted by flamingreen
Class size is a big problem. The more kids in a class the less time a teacher has to respond to each student's individual problem. Factor in more learning disability and ESL students in any given classroom and that time shrinks even more. What you are left with is the 'dated model', a bunch of kids jammed in a room with a teacher standing at the front lecturing.
Your personal experience over 5 years ago only speaks to your personal experience and nothing more.
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Students with learning disabilities have no reason to be part of a normal classroom. I have absolutely no problem spending money to help these kids.
Otherwise if the students are on the same level, a classroom size of 30-35 should not be a problem.
Besides, we're turning this into a bigger deal than it actually is. On a list of 1-10, classroom size is probably a 3 in terms of being a concern. I'd imagine parental influence on education is near the top of the list and no amount of money we spend will fix that.