Teachers can teacher larger classes – and do so well
July 13, 2010 Filed in: Budget &
Finance
Column: Carol Veravanich, The Orange County
Register Q.
Recently, I was going through a box of old pictures and came across
a picture taken in 1970 of my first-grade class. It brought back
fond memories of a sweet, loving teacher I still remember! Today, I
read your column about the first grade teacher who is nervous about
teaching next year because her class size will increase to 33
students. So, I went back to the photo and counted the students in
my class. There were 32 of us. I must confess, I think teachers
today are spoiled by the small class sizes and, honestly, I don't
think our children are doing better than we did 40 years ago. I
hope this teacher looks within herself and considers where her
passion is and, if it is teaching, then I hope she has the same
impact on her 33 students that my first grade teacher had on
me…