Smaller_Classrooms

Smaller Classrooms Commentary: Are smaller classes beneficial' We all know what it feels like. Everyone hates it when his or her arm goes numb. Why do students' arms go numb' Contrary to popular belief, it is not from sniffing white out or permanent markers. Numb arms are a common result of raising your hand for an extended period of time. Wouldn't it be nice if America's children could avoid numb arms and receive the attention they deserve from the classroom teacher' Sometimes school districts can't find the space or the money to reduce class sizes. "The state and federal governments have given over 100 million dollars to schools. The money aids the schools in shrinking the class size to the magic number, 18. School administrators can use the state and federal aid to hire more teachers, buy more supplies and add more classrooms" (Wasserman 6). Some people think that smaller classes are the most important. Others feel that a computer in every room is a bigger priority. If you stop and think, it's a lot easier to throw money around and buy things than it is to sit down and devise a numb, smaller, class, teacher, schools, money, classroom, classes, arms, students, student, size, school, need, every, time, think, teachers, state, reduce, ratio, people, out, number, hand, grade, federal, children, buy, attention, arm, world, white, wasserman, wait