INTRODUCTION

Living in today’s society, it appears as though classrooms all over the world are being packed with students, many not receiving the attention they deserve. What is happening in the school system that is permitting this potentially educational damaging effect on young students learning? Are schools acknowledging this as a problem, and if so how do they intend to go about fixing it before making it worse? With the continuing changes to always improve schools for young students, educational reforms, policies, and movements are under constant and close surveillance by the public and administrations to produce not only the most beneficial experience, but the most effective as well. It is no secret that teachers, and parents view class size as an important and relevant factor in a student’s academic success. Although different developments have been made over the years throughout different provinces, school boards and administration are still fighting a battle between financial costs for smaller class sizes vs better education for students. Some provinces have done it through legislation, others through collective agreements with their teachers’ unions; others still have simply announced commitments for class size reductions, usually at budget time. Either way, this is a topic which deserves some attention and thought- what do we really want for our children?