The Number in the Class

As  I reflect on the teaching  experiences I have had in the class, I found that the number of students in the class  is  relatively  more than what the teacher could handle especially at the elementary level.In most of the schools, one would find that there is a large number of students in each class. Th problem that arises in these large classes is the fact that there is only one teacher who has to pertain to every individual's needs. By " individual", I mean every single child who is present in the classroom.Therefore each child's educational needs and growth will have to be taken care of by his/her teacher both inside as well as outside the classroom.Except for a few schools, majority of the schools have only one teacher to cater to the needs of every child. When we look at the number of students in the higher classes, we will find that there are around forty to fifty students in the classroom.The number of students is found to be considerably high when we look at the college level. In some classes the number of students is as high as two hundred fifty in one class. in such cases, the question that comes to our mind is how will the teacher meet the educational needs and requirements of each and every" individual" in the classroom? The stress on "individual" is because each student is different from one another as the colour black is from white.The multiple intelligence theory acquaints the teacher with the fact that each " individual" student is different from another in a number of ways. Each student's capacity , ability, interests and needs are incomparably different . Hence in a class with a large number of students the teacher will apparently find it difficult to meet the needs and requirements of the students especially in his or her effort to check that each student's capacity and abilities are fully developed.In such classroom situations, the interests of the different individuals will not be taken into account because of the limited time schedule that has been assigned for the development of  language skills. The students will then find it not interesting enough to take part in the classroom activities if their interests are not met with. It is important to note that in the present educational system where the learner-centred approach is being adopted, one should take care that each and every individual's needs are met.Therefore I would like to point out that the number of students in each class needs to be reduced so that the students who are currently engaged in the different fields will get to experience something new, something which we never had the opportunity to experience.