I strongly disagree with the thought of large class sizes. In a world in which an education is the most valuable asset one can possess, why lower the attention a student receives in a classroom? Our school district is exceptional compared to multiple urban areas across the state. Throughout the past decade, our schools have typically been schools of proficiency and distinguish. An issue that I hold dearly to my heart, what is one's future without an education? A smaller class is better for many reasons. Three of these being that classes can become more personal, it increases the chance of high school students going to college, and how larger classes make your enrollment go down
Larger classes make public schools enrollment go down because parents see the class size and know how much that will affect their child's learning. Parents do not value the standardized test scores as much as they do their child's education, which will be lowered in the larger classes of public schools. Out of the top five reasons parents choose private schools over public schools two of them closely relate to this. "Smaller class sizes. (48.9%)" and "More individual attention for my child (39.3%)."(Blatchford et al., 2002; Horning, 2007) The …show more content…
With smaller classes the students who need extra help will receive the one on one time they need with their teachers. Thanks to this extra attention students will have a better understanding of all subjects. This will also help them receive more money in scholarships. "This benefit is greatest for underrepresented and disadvantaged populations." Some may argue that not all schools have a large percentage of ethnic diversity, but "for all students there is a 2.7% increased chance of going to college, 5.4% increased chance for African American students, and a 7.3% increased chance for students in the poorest third of schools in the United States." (Kelly & Scafidi,
Larger classes make public schools enrollment go down because parents see the class size and know how much that will affect their child's learning. Parents do not value the standardized test scores as much as they do their child's education, which will be lowered in the larger classes of public schools. Out of the top five reasons parents choose private schools over public schools two of them closely relate to this. "Smaller class sizes. (48.9%)" and "More individual attention for my child (39.3%)."(Blatchford et al., 2002; Horning, 2007) The …show more content…
With smaller classes the students who need extra help will receive the one on one time they need with their teachers. Thanks to this extra attention students will have a better understanding of all subjects. This will also help them receive more money in scholarships. "This benefit is greatest for underrepresented and disadvantaged populations." Some may argue that not all schools have a large percentage of ethnic diversity, but "for all students there is a 2.7% increased chance of going to college, 5.4% increased chance for African American students, and a 7.3% increased chance for students in the poorest third of schools in the United States." (Kelly & Scafidi,