Teachers' Union Leading School Reform? Impossible!

Teachers' Union Leading School Reform? Impossible!

I recently presented our top issues for this upcoming legislative session to the Cobb delegation. One of the things we clashed with the Legislators about was class size. We were emphasizing how important bringing back class size limits was and that smaller class size is important. They argued that "research" shows that class size does not matter to student performance. I stated, "from my personal, first hand experience along with the experiences of the many educators I come in contact with daily, CLASS SIZE MATTERS!" Research can be made to say anything, as most of us know, but we KNOW that smaller class sizes lead to better learning experiences, less safety issues (especially in science classes), less discipline problems, and overall better performance. This article brings up the fact that TEACHERS know smaller class size is important. An excellent article. (and not just because it agrees with me!)