Gubernator 06: Class size
The Democratic candidates are in favor of the recent admendment for reduction of class size. Charlie Crist is also in favor in continuing its implementation, butTom Gallagher is in favor of repealing the admendment.
I originally voted against the admendment. I remember reading in the book Confucius Lives Next Door how large class sizes are favored in Japan and where a teacher had apologized to a parent when their school had low class enrollment. However, Confucius doesn't apparently live in the US because dumb-ass American parents will raise dumb-ass American kids. Kids with families that emphasize the importance of education will do well regardless of class size (hey, state university is better than nothing); but for the rest of the population, the state should have some role to provide equal opportunities. So although money needs to be spent on equipment and infrastructure (ah... memories of classes in those red portable classrooms), art and music programs (which with the exception of Mr. Keon's band classes was seriously lacking in my schools), and teacher pay raise; small class sizes may be the first step needed to improve the education system for poor and african-american communites.
I believe that small class size would be most beneficial in primary school so teachers will be able to detect learning impediments and to instill a fervor for learning in kids at an early age. In secondary school, class size isn't as important because students would have already gained the necessary study skills to learn from class lectures. Also learning in more advanced topics requires study rather than having teachers showing students how to do something. So as I understand the class size reduction admendment, class size reduction would begin in the elementary schools.
I originally voted against the admendment. I remember reading in the book Confucius Lives Next Door how large class sizes are favored in Japan and where a teacher had apologized to a parent when their school had low class enrollment. However, Confucius doesn't apparently live in the US because dumb-ass American parents will raise dumb-ass American kids. Kids with families that emphasize the importance of education will do well regardless of class size (hey, state university is better than nothing); but for the rest of the population, the state should have some role to provide equal opportunities. So although money needs to be spent on equipment and infrastructure (ah... memories of classes in those red portable classrooms), art and music programs (which with the exception of Mr. Keon's band classes was seriously lacking in my schools), and teacher pay raise; small class sizes may be the first step needed to improve the education system for poor and african-american communites.
I believe that small class size would be most beneficial in primary school so teachers will be able to detect learning impediments and to instill a fervor for learning in kids at an early age. In secondary school, class size isn't as important because students would have already gained the necessary study skills to learn from class lectures. Also learning in more advanced topics requires study rather than having teachers showing students how to do something. So as I understand the class size reduction admendment, class size reduction would begin in the elementary schools.
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