tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post6905037431607884843..comments2024-03-24T11:39:28.574-04:00Comments on NYC Public School Parents: Teachers: do you agree with Malcolm Gladwell that class sizes below 25 are TOO small?Patrick Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631038958645725010noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-42299309296617366732018-10-16T18:03:48.692-04:002018-10-16T18:03:48.692-04:00Guys; read Malcolm's books. One of them, David...Guys; read Malcolm's books. One of them, David and Goliath, really touches on this. It explains why... please go check it out. You'd be glad you did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-90966560224130446832014-05-07T15:23:01.649-04:002014-05-07T15:23:01.649-04:00I actually agree that there is such a thing as too...I actually agree that there is such a thing as too small a class, but for different reasons entirely. In my experience [16 years teaching grades 2-8], that only occurs starting at around grade 4. At this age, classes with under 14 students are considerably more timid during performance tasks such as skits and presentations.<br /><br />Sure you get more one-on-one time with your students in very small classes, but school is more than just individual tutorial there are group skills and social development that need considering, not just standardized test performance.DrMusicManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719029236216127407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-55987581991130105882013-11-09T13:34:09.144-05:002013-11-09T13:34:09.144-05:00Having had a lot of experience with class sizes ra...Having had a lot of experience with class sizes ranging from 10 to 30 students, of all different demographics, teaching styles and physical situations, I can say, with great confidence, that this is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. While magic can happen within great numbers, it only appears to be so because of the large numbers of students. The most movement I have ever seen from students, either individually or as a group, was when there was small group and or even individual instruction. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-77469985642751530262013-10-14T22:52:22.876-04:002013-10-14T22:52:22.876-04:00Gladwell must exist in Bizzaro World. There isn...Gladwell must exist in Bizzaro World. There isn't a teacher alive who would say classes below 25 are too small. Never.Ever. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813056667733621829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-81693519538821411322013-10-13T18:53:09.825-04:002013-10-13T18:53:09.825-04:00My smallest class was three. There were also twelv...My smallest class was three. There were also twelve others in the multigrade room. During those years I usually had about sixteen. Trust me, by almost all metrics it was superior.Alan Stangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18195859621804402229noreply@blogger.com