14 - Richard H. - Class size doesn't (really) matter

 Class Sizes

    The logic seems to make perfect sense. The less kids in the class, the more a teacher can effectively engage with individual students and the more they will succeed. However, I feel this concept is conditional, and isn't universal.

    Kindergarten classrooms and elementary school classrooms usually have less kids. This is because at such a young age, it's completely necessary for each individual student to get as much individual support from a teacher they need - they're very early in their education, and it's important they get a good start and develop good learning habits early on. 

    However, the older you get, the less that class size matters. There's a reason that college lecture rooms will pack hundreds of students in one hall, while elementary school classrooms usually only have 10-20 students. 

    Once you're older, your learning habits, classroom skills, and self-discipline are already embedded into your brain, and you become less reliant on the 1 on 1 engagement with your teacher to be successful. A 20 year old college student is much more independent and capable of doing things on their own than a kindergartener. 

    I believe that class size doesn't really matter, for the most part. I believe it's absolutely necessary in elementary school to have smaller classes, but as you get farther in education, it becomes an insignificant factor. You become more responsible and capable and don't need to be able to call upon your teacher at any given moment to help you. So, while class size technically does matter, it doesn't matter as much as you may think. 

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