Importance of a Smaller School
Saturday October 24, 2009
Here in the state of Florida, schools have been hit hard with the latest legislative budget. Unfortunately, this will probably result in combining schools into larger ones in an effort to save money. However, research has shown that smaller schools are in fact much more effective than larger ones. Here is an article that talks about different aspects of a small school versus that of a large school. Smaller schools provide administrators the ability to have better control and allow for more one-on-one interaction.
Comments
Perhaps one way to decide the best size for a school is to look at those that charge fees – Eton (UK), for example, says that it would never increase above 600; at this size, pupils and teachers can know each other as individuals, and achieve the greatest educational good. I taught in a local authority school with 400 on roll – it was much more relaxed than my present school of 1600 students; at the smaller school, any troublesome pupils could be identified, now I do not know half the pupils!!
Comment from Sweden.
Thanks for your interesting pages!
Larger schools may seem to be economically more viable – but I’m sure pupils feel more secure in smaller establishments!