Are Smaller Classes Beneficial

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students supposed to take advantage of this opportunity if they have to wait in a long line for their turn? Smaller classes seem to be the answer.
No more numb arms because some poor kid raised their hand and the teacher did not even notice. With fewer students in a classroom, teachers can spend more one-on-one time with each student, giving them the individual attention they need.
Not all grades benefit from class size reduction, though. A national study proved that "smaller classes improve learning in the third grade and lower and the class rosters were no smaller than 15 children. Above this grade and this number of students, there was no substantial change" (Cooper 2).
So, should every school push for funding to reduce class size? Of course they shouldn't. Schools need to be granted the money and authority to decide for themselves. There are small rural high schools out there with a student: teacher ratio, 17:1, that doesn't need to be reduced. All will be right with ...

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