What I Like About This Class

I think one of the main things that I like about this class is its relatively small size. Instead of having a class that jams around thirty kids in a classroom, our English 2 (Honors) class is small, composed of only nine individual students.

In my belief, there are probably only two subjects where a small class is crucial to advance the learning of students: English and Math. I believe this because in math class, students are generally at different levels, and it is the duty of the instructor to teach the students so that all of them can understand the difficult concepts of mathematics. With a large class, the questions and concerns of each individual cannot be met; moreover, the teacher can only answer questions that will benefit the common good, but not the questions of the individual student. With a small class, discussions, questions, and concerns can be addressed without inconvenience to the teacher, and the students can benefit immensely from it.
Similarly, the same concept applies to a literature class. In addition, if the class is advanced, then an important activity that can help enforce literary analysis is group discussion. With a small class, group discussions can be carried out with maintained order, and I believe that with a smaller class the thoughts and ideas of each individual is of more worth and can be pondered more deeply upon. In contrast, with a large class discussions are difficult to direct, and the amount of information an individual student can share is limited.
This is why I like the fact that our class is small; group discussions and individual concerns can be addressed directly.

I also like how the class atmosphere is light and airy, and though we may touch on serious topics, there is still a relaxed atmosphere. This is also enforced by Mr. McCool's constant stream of jokes, some good and some quite cold.