Challenge to those who think class size does not matter
Many people are now arguing that class size does not matter. There is some research that shows this. One of the problems with such research is that the outcome variables of almost all of those studies are standardized tests that tend to measure fairly low-level skills and do not accurately measure the higher-order thinking skills we are trying to ensure that all students obtain.
What do the rich do in Texas and elsewhere?
Send their kids to private schools with very small class sizes.
So, here is the challenge: Use the website below to look at the most exclusive private schools in the major metro areas and look at their student-teacher ratios. VERY, VERY LOW.
Some of the student-teacher ratios are below 10. We may have some rural schools that have such a low ratio,