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Identifying and Meeting Learner Needs When Teaching Small Class Sizes

on May 3, 2017 | By Method Schools Team
Education is crucial to the success of an individual in their adult life, and the best way to start that individual off on the right path is by providing the most superior education that you as a parent can provide. While many public schools get a bad reputation for huge classes and little attention to detail, a public charter school often has small class sizes that allow for a more individual approach.
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4 Superior Reasons Small Class Size in Charter Schools are Vital for Student Success

on April 13, 2017 | By Method Schools Team
  Providing an education for your children is one of the most awesome responsibilities parents have. The quality of your children’s education is the gateway to future opportunities and determines, in part, their success in college and beyond. Finding the type of school for your children is important. Charter schools are an option that has gained popularity as parents discover their unique offerings. From customized instruction to personal class size, there is something for everyone. Small class size is big feature of charter schools that make them attractive to parents and students. Here are 4 ways a small school helps students.
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Does Class Size Impact Student Achievement?

on September 28, 2016 | By Dr. Jessica Spallino
Traditionally, small class size is one of the very first things to be cut during budget tightening or financial crisis in public schools. I have heard many stories of teachers having so many students crammed in a classroom that walking around the room was a challenge at times. From an instructional and student performance perspective, one can’t help but wonder how effective a learning environment such as that can be.
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Yes...Class Size Matters

on September 12, 2016 | By Mark Holley
Imagine it's your child's first day of kindergarten, and you anxiously drop her off at school. You're proud that she's achieving this milestone but also worried that she won't fit in, won't find her voice within the class. Would you rather her first real experience with school be in a classroom with one teacher, one aide, and 30 students, where the adults are frantically running around spending all of their time trying to corral the students and maintain order, or in a classroom with one teacher, one aide, and 18 students, where each student gets all of the attention they need? Or for your child who is just going off to high school, entering those essential years to prepare for college, would you want him to be in a lecture hall with 50 other students? Or would you want him in a class with 15 others, where the professor had time to answer every student's questions? Schools with small class sizes are more successful overall in terms of helping students meet educational benchmarks, and are especially successful at helping underprivileged students meet those benchmarks.
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What are the Advantages of Small Class Sizes?

on April 28, 2016 | By Method Schools Team
  Everyone hears about the uproar when class sizes are increased in an effort to avoid having to increase the budget enough to add a new teacher in a public school system.  You probably know that schools with small class sizes are more desirable than schools with large ones; but what exactly is it about small classes that are so impressive?  Why do you want that for your child?  There are several advantages to small class sizes that you should consider carefully.  
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Why Class Size Matters

on November 4, 2015 | By Method Schools Team
Imagine it's your child's first day of kindergarten, and you anxiously drop her off at school. You're proud that she's achieving this milestone but also worried that she won't fit in, won't find her voice within the class. Would you rather her first real experience with school be in a classroom with one teacher, one aide, and 30 students, where the adults are frantically running around spending all of their time trying to corral the students and maintain order, or in a classroom with one teacher, one aide, and 18 students, where each student gets all of the attention they need? Or for your child who is just going off to high school, entering those essential years to prepare for college, would you want him to be in a lecture hall with 50 other students? Or would you want him in a class with 15 others, where the professor had time to answer every student's questions? Schools with small class sizes are more successful overall in terms of helping students meet educational benchmarks, and are especially successful at helping underprivileged students meet those benchmarks.
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Class Size Reduction Just Might Save Our Schools

on July 23, 2015 | By Method Schools Team
Budget reforms and teacher cuts are once again putting schools back into the media spotlight. While the topic has always goes back to test, reform, test, reform, test, reform, parents worry that with all the tax hikes, redrawn county lines, and new statewide exams that their children still aren’t receiving the best education that can be provided for them.
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Turning Student Progress Around

on May 12, 2015 | By Method Schools Team
Small Class Sizes Make a Big Difference Class size is a student, parent, and teacher matter in education. From a student’s perspective, class size could be the catalyst in feeling comfortable enough to speak up for support, feeling confident in a room with peers, and understanding the educational material enough to progress throughout the year. From a parent’s perspective, class size relates directly to the attention their student receives on a day to day basis. From a teacher’s perspective, class size is extremely important to making sure that student’s are indeed being taught the material they need for the future. Even more than that, teachers strive to make connections with students throughout the year in order to help them feel comfortable and confident in risk taking, questioning, and personal growth. Small class sizes at Method are imperative to our school model. We strive to make sure that students are in fact seen, heard, and successful during the school year.
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A Word on Class Sizes

on April 14, 2015 | By Isa Venezia
Think for a second about kindergarten. Do you remember a lot? Finger painting, macaroni art, learning the alphabet… The most important thing about kindergarten was getting a good foundation for the rest of your education. Kindergarten classes were usually small- but for what reason?
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