Aren't big classes horrible!?!?

The article I chose from the SJMN (San Jose Mercury News) was about student teacher ratios as a result of the budget cuts. The title of this article is “Teachers launch effort to save small classes.” This topic about teachers and student class sizes interests me because I plan to become a teacher within the next four years. I’d like to teach if possible in California. As a student in California, I know and am aware of the budget cuts. Public schools really don’t have much money and teachers are paid pennies, figuratively speaking. The article spoke about how the budget cuts have forced schools to make big decisions about either having more than twenty students per classroom or smaller classes with new teachers who have little experience or lack credentials. Education is so valuable and that is one of the main reasons I want to be a teacher. I want to teach my students vital information they can use in the future. Without teachers there wouldn’t be the professionals there currently are. Each grade level counts, and having bigger classes will only affect the students learning as one San Jose mother commented on the issue, “I only have two kids, and on a lot of days I’m tearing my hair out. Just going to the grocery store is a nightmare. I can’t even fathom 20 students, much less 30.” Each child requires different amount of attention and time. I can just imagine when I start teaching how outrageous class sizes will be. Big classes are distracting for students, I can speak for myself. Beck Parker, a teacher also said a few reflective words on the situation, “The best thing California did was go to 20 to 1. To take it away is like going back in time.” Ms. Parker has worked as a kindergarten teacher in San Jose for seventeen years, so she has seen the ups and downs of schools. I strongly believe we should invest more money in our schools and find a way to maintain class sizes 20 to 1.