tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post4724786666960208587..comments2024-03-19T07:30:55.288-04:00Comments on Curmudgeon: Ask the Narrator: Class sizeCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323026187622872114noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-39852360370776549182019-11-16T12:25:47.854-05:002019-11-16T12:25:47.854-05:00Rural high school. What I've found mirrors you...Rural high school. What I've found mirrors your point: the older and the more mature the group, the larger the group can be and still be effective.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323026187622872114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-84579045979166409302019-11-03T17:23:42.405-05:002019-11-03T17:23:42.405-05:00I teach at community college. (Do you teach high s...I teach at community college. (Do you teach high school?) For me, the best class size is in the low twenties. But I have drops and absences that you might not have to consider.<br /><br />Deborah Meier, author of The Power of Their Ideas, had a class maximum size of 15 for her (public school) elementary school.Sue VanHattumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-41443907368148213432019-11-03T09:27:51.938-05:002019-11-03T09:27:51.938-05:00Ideal, but not real in public education. Instead ...Ideal, but not real in public education. Instead of listening to you, the expert, the powers that be decide with the budget.Jeannoreply@blogger.com