Here are the answers to parents' most frequently-asked questions about second grade. Parents of primary school children often ask how large or small the class should be.
Class size is important.
Optimally, a second grade classroom should have no more than 18 to 22 children. Because children's levels of learning vary widely throughout the early years of school, the more individual attention teachers can provide, and the more experiences they can facilitate for each child, the better. But as class size goes beyond 22, the potential for individual interaction decreases. Teachers and parents need to become more vocal about the importance of class size in these early, most formative years. Most teachers do not assign much homework during the early years, but some homework could be useful, especially if it is interesting, if it goes beyond the daily school activities, and if can be done with a parent.