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From time-to-time, members of the MLA staff offer considered responses to educational issues of current interest. Theses responses appear below and in our brochure in an attempt by the Morgantown Learning Academy (MLA) administration to compile responses in some centralized format. It is expected that this page and the brochure will be expanded occasionally as new "answers" are generated. Thus, the thinking presented, like most thinking, is constantly evolving. This is presented as a summary of the current thinking that underpins the existence and function of the school. Hopefully, the reader will possess a clearer understanding of MLA's unique approach to issues considered by the school as critical. Happy reading and thinking. For a copy of the brochure, contact the MLA Secretary at mla@learningacademy.org.

Home About Q&A Does class and school size really make a difference?
Does class and school size really make a difference? PDF Print E-mail
Of course they do - it's only logical. Children learn in individual ways - all differently. The smaller the class, the more easily a teacher can accommodate individual learner needs. If you had a choice for your child's class size would you want your child's class to have 12 students or 28. This choice is, as they say, a "no brainer". The smaller a child's school the more general supervision the child is likely to receive. At smaller schools, it is less likely that students will be "lost in the crowd". Consequently, students at small schools are considerably more accountable for their academic/social/moral behavior. Accountability leads to increased expectations, which leads to enhanced performance.