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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

How important is class size after all? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

How important is class size after all? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

How important is class size after all?

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This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author.

By Marion Brady

At a dinner honoring Mark Hopkins, president of Williams College from 1836 to 1872, President James A. Garfield said, “The ideal college is Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student on the other.”

One teacher: One student.

Three or four years ago, one of my granddaughters