I believe that smaller class sizes have a significant impact on student achievement. With fewer students in your class, the teacher is able to better focus on each individual student making sure the whole class understands the lesson/subject, thus performing better in the class. With larger class sizes, it is more difficult to focus, learn, and understand.
School is already hard enough, and by adding more students to a class you make it more difficult on each student. With less students, however, it is easier to get individual attention from your teacher, making sure you actually understand the material. Also in smaller class sizes, each student can have a voice and express their opinion. This may be more difficult if you were dealing with more students. In my opinion, the benefits to smaller classes are endless.
As stated in the article, Does class size matter, "Millions of public school students across the nation are seeing their class sizes swell because of budget cuts." In California alone class sizes have grown from an average of 24 students to 30-31 students. The government might just see it as a way to save money. They might not see the difference a few more students make, but class size has a huge impact on students. As I previously stated, a larger class size may cause a student to easily lose focous, and it may not allow students to get the extra attention they need.
