Annotated Bibliography

Halie Shelden

Courtney Graeff

ENG 121

24 November 2017

Annotated Bib

Bennett, Neville. "Class Size in Primary Schools: Perceptions of Headteachers, Chairs of Governors, Teachers And.." British Educational Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, Feb. 1996, p. 33. EBSCOhost, proxy1.aims.edu:2443/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=960305 0736&site=ehost-live.

This article is by Neville Bennett is very in depth and covers many bases regarding my topic of classroom sizes should be smaller. The article, like many, start by stating the background of classroom sizes should be smaller, furthermore leading into were the class sizes are today. The author presents the reader with improvements in the quality of education

The article, like many, start by stating the background of classroom sizes should be smaller, furthermore leading into were the class sizes are today. The author presents the reader with quality information about education that children experience but also with the class size. With smaller class sizes students can work in smaller groups, each student can get the help they need, and the teacher can focus more on teaching. By having smaller class sizes teachers can stay organized, staying positive, and having a better attitude at the end of each day. Behavior is a big part for teachers to get under control so having smaller classroom sizes decreases that so much because teachers can have the students under control within the first few minutes of class. A class size is the total number of students during observation that represent throughout the lesson. Teachers have more time to explain more in details with a smaller class size than a larger class because a smaller class size can understand the information but with the larger class size the teacher might have to explain more than once during the class. Teachers play a key role when it comes to teaching because they want to help students grow as a person, help students engage more in class, and are there to educate. The current day situations and provides the reader with further knowledge on the

But every teacher must deal with hundreds of children each day which be good or bad mostly good because the teachers love being there for the students and educate them. With many student’s teacher go through so much to be a great teacher, they have many different degrees they must go through and they love to work with children. Many schools do not have funding to hire more teachers or even make more classroom. Many students and teacher cannot handle 50 students in one class but with reducing the class sizes to about 20 students will help teachers become less stressed and for the students will have a better chance at becoming a better student. Parents are always asking their child how they are liking have a bigger class size and many students say they rather have a smaller class size because they can focus more on their education and get better grades. The smaller the class the better student outcomes. For the early grade like elementary and middle schools class sizes are the most that should be reduced a little bit because the class size is about 30 students so reduce them down by 10 students. While high schools are very overwhelmed with over 50 students and I know this by my own experience in high school. There are many students who