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To: Neocon who wrote (55069)	9/12/1999 6:40:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

My wife, who teaches first grade, finds the same thing. After a critical mass, each added student makes a tremendous difference. After all, each child reacts with each other child and can affect the dymanics between other pairs of children. As you add students, you increase the number of interactions and interferences dramatically. She finds that 18 or 19 is optimal. Above that, things start to deteriorate. Beyond 24, she spends far too much time simply on crowd control.

To: Neocon who wrote (55069)	9/13/1999 2:46:00 PM
From: Edwarda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I have found that class size makes an enormous difference--at least, this is my personal experience. From elementary school right through graduate school, I found that the smaller the class and the more emphasis on class participation rather than lecture, the more intense the learning experience. Although I do have to admit that in one college course where there were only two of us one semester, it could get wearing--particularly, when it came time for a class discussion of one and one half hours! Whew!