MB> I keep seeing references to class size.
MB> And lord help us if the class size is near 30!
MB> I guess I have a different take on this.
MB> From my own experience in the classroom, I have found that
MB> the correlation between class size and teaching effectiveness
MB> is not nearly as strong as generally accepted.
MB> As far as I'm concerned, it's the chemistry that counts.
MB> Give me the right group of kids, and I'll have great results
MB> with 50 in the classroom.
MB> I have had classes of 15-20 kids that just didn't click.
    Agreed.
    Look at typical college class sizes, particularly for the less-adjusted 
freshmen.  Class size is quite often 60 or over for freshmen/sophomore 
courses, even at small classes...and classes smaller than 30 for 
freshmen-level courses are very rare.
    In spite of that, colleges manage to graduate 2/3 of freshmen within 5 
years.
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