Class size matters

"If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job."

~ Donald Quinn

While its true that smaller class sizes alone may not be sufficient in increasing student learning, it is absolutely necessary.

And to make sure that senior administrators, school board trustees, policy makers and politicians remember this, their offices and places of work should be housed inside of schools.