Comments on: Class Size http://www.educatednation.com/2007/12/11/class-size/ Education Blog. News, humor, advice, and opinion on education and career, graduate school, college degrees, and university life. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:04:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Megumi Kyou http://www.educatednation.com/2007/12/11/class-size/comment-page-1/#comment-125049 Megumi Kyou Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:46:56 +0000 http://www.educatednation.com/2007/12/11/class-size/#comment-125049 Wow. While I agree with your essay, I find myself quite disapointed. I have written this essay. Well, one much like it. I had come to these conclusions on my own, simply extrapolating from my experience as a student ans a scant knowledge of history. Now I see that someone reading my essay may think I have picked up an idea from you. Which means there may be more support for the idea than I had imagined. Still, now I feel as if I have plagarized. Best of luck, Megumi Kyou Wow. While I agree with your essay, I find myself quite disapointed. I have written this essay. Well, one much like it. I had come to these conclusions on my own, simply extrapolating from my experience as a student ans a scant knowledge of history. Now I see that someone reading my essay may think I have picked up an idea from you.
Which means there may be more support for the idea than I had imagined. Still, now I feel as if I have plagarized.
Best of luck,
Megumi Kyou

]]> By: TesK http://www.educatednation.com/2007/12/11/class-size/comment-page-1/#comment-124636 TesK Thu, 29 May 2008 15:01:41 +0000 http://www.educatednation.com/2007/12/11/class-size/#comment-124636 It is remarkably nice suggestion made above. However, looking to the demand and resources we have, there is a need to see in the angle of enough and lacking resources whether large or small student number per class is efficient or not. This can be further strengthened by siting research done or nation's experinces. It is remarkably nice suggestion made above. However, looking to the demand and resources we have, there is a need to see in the angle of enough and lacking resources whether large or small student number per class is efficient or not. This can be further strengthened by siting research done or nation’s experinces.

]]> By: kumar http://www.educatednation.com/2007/12/11/class-size/comment-page-1/#comment-95936 kumar Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:48:01 +0000 http://www.educatednation.com/2007/12/11/class-size/#comment-95936 Nice article. This is no different in any country. The number of students per class do affect the quality of education as we have seen in India. Also the teaching methods and syllabus is so divergent due to various statewise education systems. Nice article. This is no different in any country. The number of students per class do affect the quality of education as we have seen in India. Also the teaching methods and syllabus is so divergent due to various statewise education systems.

]]> By: Daniel Barwick http://www.educatednation.com/2007/12/11/class-size/comment-page-1/#comment-91021 Daniel Barwick Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:53:58 +0000 http://www.educatednation.com/2007/12/11/class-size/#comment-91021 Corey is unfortunately quite right - the research dollars spent clearly show that schools have little appetite for finding out what methods work best in large classes. I'm still waiting for a graduate student to make this a dissertation project... Corey is unfortunately quite right – the research dollars spent clearly show that schools have little appetite for finding out what methods work best in large classes. I’m still waiting for a graduate student to make this a dissertation project…

]]> By: alexa http://www.educatednation.com/2007/12/11/class-size/comment-page-1/#comment-83790 alexa Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:43:16 +0000 http://www.educatednation.com/2007/12/11/class-size/#comment-83790 I agree, Corey. Researching the best class-size for the students doesn't seem like it'll be anywhere near a top priority for colleges and universities. They seem to be more interested in placing well on non-reality-based college rankings lists, tenuring only superstar publishing faculty, and giving a large percentage of the school's money to support athletics. Perhaps I've become disillusioned. There are good schools out there whose goals are to educate their students well. I'll try to have a better attitude and hope for the best. I agree, Corey. Researching the best class-size for the students doesn’t seem like it’ll be anywhere near a top priority for colleges and universities. They seem to be more interested in placing well on non-reality-based college rankings lists, tenuring only superstar publishing faculty, and giving a large percentage of the school’s money to support athletics.

Perhaps I’ve become disillusioned. There are good schools out there whose goals are to educate their students well. I’ll try to have a better attitude and hope for the best.

]]> By: Corey http://www.educatednation.com/2007/12/11/class-size/comment-page-1/#comment-83634 Corey Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:17:19 +0000 http://www.educatednation.com/2007/12/11/class-size/#comment-83634 I think this question is necessarily, and inextricably, bound up with the adjunct/grad instructor/tenure problem. Small classes are expensive, so schools often staff them (i.e. Intro Writing courses) with poorly-paid grad students, or--worse--really terribly paid adjuncts without benefits. But professors teaching classes is also good. Unfortunately, these are also often treated as mutually exclusive. Given the number of extraordinarily contested questions that this issue hits on, I think it's gonna be a tough one for a while. I think this question is necessarily, and inextricably, bound up with the adjunct/grad instructor/tenure problem. Small classes are expensive, so schools often staff them (i.e. Intro Writing courses) with poorly-paid grad students, or–worse–really terribly paid adjuncts without benefits. But professors teaching classes is also good. Unfortunately, these are also often treated as mutually exclusive. Given the number of extraordinarily contested questions that this issue hits on, I think it’s gonna be a tough one for a while.

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