[quote=harvey][quote=jstoesz]I read somewhere that class size has a very tenuous link to performance.[/quote]

I’m guessing you’ve never had to manage a group of thirty kids, seven years old, while trying to actually teach them something.

Class size may not matter in college much, you can lecture 150 kids the same as 10. But in elementary school it matters, big time.

My wife volunteers in our elementary school classrooms several days a week, along with many other parents. These unpaid “teachers aides” are the only reason the classrooms don’t spiral into chaos.[/quote]

The link makes mention of this…after 6th grade according to most studies class size makes little or no difference. The younger the kid, the more difference it makes. Just seems like this is one of very many factors that affect performance. It would seem wise to leave these decisions to individual schools.

Maybe some classes its fine to have 50 kids and others need 10. School for young kids seems to be more about babysitting than teaching anyways. Just ask homeschooler parents home many hours of instruction they need to give to keep their kids on track.