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Fantastic op-ed on the Harvard Teaching Campaigns fantastic campaign to cap section sizes at 12. Despite the obvious appeal of small classes, the Office of Undergraduate Education sets a target of 18 students per section. The implementation of this target was a product of the 2008 financial crisis, when Harvard decided the best way to cut corners was to shift funding away from this central component of undergraduate learning. ...Close to 90% of respondents believed the ideal section size to be 12 or fewer...Students know that there’s no substitute for in-person learning experiences. As fundamentally and foremost an academic institution, Harvard should prioritize classroom learning. thecrimson/article/2014/11/5/harvard-section-size-smaller/
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:35:29 +0000

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