Academic standards and assessments should come from outside the schools. The steps in between are the purview of the schools. These include the establishment of student-specific objectives, the development of learning activities and assessments, and the provision of resources to achieve the standards. It is through the successful implementation of these steps that a school will know if their students have met the standards. Class Size Determining the relationship between class sizes and student learning.
Students learn better in smaller classes because of more individualized instruction.
Teachers and the way they teach determine how students learn, not the number of students in the classroom. However, this is an expensive approach and, with current teacher shortages, has resulted in the employment of lesser qualified teachers. Student learning is more closely linked to the quality of the teachers and their teaching methods. This is where our effort and resources should be directed. Business Partnerships Creating working relationships between schools and businesses.