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# NameComments
401 Elijah Jackson
402 Richele Stembridge
403 Denise MerrifieldWe should not ask teachers to do the impossible or something that we would not be able to do. To teach to a class to large in size places an unnatural burden on the teacher and cheats them of success in the classroom. Not to mention the students who suffer by not getting one on one attention which every human being needs to flourish.
404 Cindy Hill
405 Marissa
406 Anonymous
407 Karen HarboldSmaller class size is especially important in the core classes like math, english & science.
408 J StockdaleAs a substitute I see the need for smaller classroom sizes in the lower grades. Especially Kindergarten when the children need much more of the teachers attention.
409 Suzanne Reynolds
410 Bret Frampton
411 becky utleyPlease make this #1 priority! The public asks it every year. Please Please let other less imprtant things be jsut that - less important! Thank you
412 Nodia Wunderly
413 AnonymousThe class sizes need to change. Too many children are not getting the attention that they need because the teachers are busy doing crowd control.
414 Shauna DeBuck
415 Kelly Hatch
416 Dana Bentley
417 Dana Bentley
418 Heather Campbell
419 Rebecca HutchinsWe need smaller classes! We need smaller schools! My daughter currently attends the largest elementary school in the state. We have 1,740 students! That's bigger than many high schools. Please help!!
420 Jane N. DanielsI have moved some of my children to a Charter School because of the class size and the learning environment that occurs in a smaller class.
421 Angi ChristensenYes...Please reduce class sizes so that our kids have more one-on-one time with teachers.
422 Joani Hatch
423 Lisa Blake
424 Anonymous
425 Emily Oldroyd
426 jackie swan
427 lacey charlesworthOur kids need smaller class sizes so teachers can give more attention to each class member
428 roger thom
429 Edie DuPaix
430 Polly SheffieldI am a pediatrician who strongly advocates for control of class size. It is well established that large class size adversely affects the education of children.
431 Dorcas Woodward
432 Amy Geyermanchildren learn better with more one-on-one time with their teacher. Reducing class time will help with that.
433 Becky HothWe need smaller class sizes, especially with all the different levels of learning that each child is at.
434 Paige CrawleyMy kids have been in ridiculously sized classes. Something needs to be done about it soon. I imagine the biggest reason for people who take their kids out of public schools is class sizes that are too big. Please make this a priority.
435 Camille HendricksI hope that this is the year that this can be made a higher priority and have passed in the next session. If you go and visit a classroom that has 25- 30 students and then a classroom that has 15-20 students you can see the difference in the ability for a teacher to maintain the attention of their students, and the opportunites for one on one time are greatly increased. We owe it to our children's future to allow them to have the best education.
436 Timani Buck
437 Anonymous
438 Mike Christensen
439 Kris TroutHelp our Teachers and our students! Reduce class sizes, PLEASE
440 Kimberly Walker
441 Shalyn
442 Mary Greenwood
443 Anonymoussmaller class size would be better.
444 Sharolyn Tenney
445 Jamie NettesheimMy son had 33 kids in his 3rd grade class this year. I feel like he got a little neglected and fell behind because he's not one of the smartest and the teacher couldn't pay enough attention to each child. 33 is way too many per class! 25 is too many also! We need smaller classes.
446 AnonymousMy child' s Kindergarten class has 30 children currently in the classroom; which is way too many for a good learning environment. It's also not good for our teachers. My niece started her teaching experience about 3 years ago and was faced with the same situation in the primary grades as a specialized teacher - after one year, one reason she did not want to continue to teach was because of the class size. Please let's make the class sizes smaller!
447 MARCY JOHNSON
448 Debbie Davenport
449 Anonymous
450 Michelle WhitchurchI have volunteered weekly in each of my children's kindergarten classes, so far (I have 5 kids, 4 are in school). The classes have had at least 25 students, which is too many for one teacher alone, no matter how excellent a teacher we may have had. With volunteers to help with reading, class project preparation, testing perparation, etc., the class-size burden is minimized, but not eliminated. When parents (and others) are available (and willing) to volunteer, especially in kindergarten, it can help teachers a lot. However, finding a way to decrease class sizes, especially for kindergarten and younger grades would really be beneficial to teachers for both group class work and individualized help to students. Please do all you can to help to decrease/lower class sizes. Thanks!