tourist - 2007-04-18 7:14 AM
Somewhere years ago I think I read that 8 - 15 people was the ideal group size for adult learning. Smaller than that and things get focused on individuals too much and larger, as you say, the tea is too weak We do obviously have reasons for larger classes. Just as we will attend an auditorium sized lecture by an especially wonderful speaker, knowing we won't be able to ask individual questions, we might have an extra large class with an especially wonderful teacher, knowing we will not likely get hands on instruction. I'm always glad when my "full" classes of 20 average about 15 in actual attendance.

SiriusSpirit - 2007-04-29 7:44 AM
Someone told me she approached the front desk at the gym about yoga classes offered there. She said the schedule they had was missing one of my classes! When she asked about it, the front desk people didn't know anything about it! Is this a lesson in ego or what? I was at times really getting into the blaming myself thing about the lack of students in the one class in particular....Heck! No one knew about it! (And I made it about me)