I am all for both carefully designed and carried out research; and also from personal, anecdotal experiences of students and teachers. My mother taught me the

I am all for both carefully designed and carried out research; and also from personal, anecdotal experiences of students and teachers. My mother taught me the first part of the Aeneid in Latin while as a 5 year old I followed her around on washday and making beds etc. I have taught doctors for 40 years,using lectures, pushing them to read encyclopedic books, short summary manuals, watching experienced doctors doing dangerous procedures on patients, using socratic discussion with other doctors, etc. and find that people vary in their ability to learn from each approach; therefor, I encouraged all, and if they found a way that worked best for them; to push that ahead of all others. But, when "research proves that class size doesn't matter", I can't help but think then that we should have large regional schools scattered across the U.S. I would suggest that we put 3,000 (three thousand) students in each classroom if size doesn't matter.