The benefits of small classes

Before I started my Spanish 5 class this year, my thoughts regarding small class size were fairly limited. I assumed that small classes simply promoted discussion and individual attention, not much else. Last Monday night, as I sat with my five other classmates on the floor of our Spanish classroom, talking, joking, eating pizza, I reflected on the true impact of a small class. Because my classmates and I are all good friends, it was easy for our teacher to arrange a movie/work night for all of us. We decided to watch a movie about political unrest in El Salvador during...