Class sizes
Sir,—l agree with P. T. McMahon (February 11) that children certainly require individual attention so that they can adequately respond to and enjoy learning skills. It is extremely disappointing to see class numbers steadily rising while there still appears to, be a surplus of teachers and, in many schools, classrooms. Perhaps we are extremely fortunate in that our local school does not comply with the socalled average class of 30 or 40 children. Our children’s classrooms contain 13 and 10 children respectively. My advice to parents worrying about the lack of individual attention given their children at primary school is to shop around. Yes, there are still schools small enough within Christchurch to offer happy and stimulating learning experiences for primary school. children. — Yours, etc.,
E. C. DUKE. February 11, 1982.
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