Comments on: In Praise of Smaller Schools https://www.isegoria.net/2013/11/in-praise-of-smaller-schools/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:48:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2013/11/in-praise-of-smaller-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-1027613 Isegoria Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:40:46 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=33511#comment-1027613 The study compares students who won the entrance lottery with those who entered but lost, so the remaining question is which elements of the smaller school led to better performance.

]]> By: Grasspunk https://www.isegoria.net/2013/11/in-praise-of-smaller-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-1027585 Grasspunk Wed, 20 Nov 2013 18:49:10 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=33511#comment-1027585 We just picked a collège for our eldest (middle school in France), and when asking advice around the locals the number one factor mentioned was school size, so the Gascons seem to know about this.

As an aside, they name their schools well in France. This one is named after Jean Rostand. Another choice, although with twice as many students, was named after the amazing Saint-Exupéry.

]]> By: Borepatch https://www.isegoria.net/2013/11/in-praise-of-smaller-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-1027529 Borepatch Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:34:38 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=33511#comment-1027529 Correlation or cause?

]]> By: David Foster https://www.isegoria.net/2013/11/in-praise-of-smaller-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-1026064 David Foster Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:49:38 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=33511#comment-1026064 I saw studies saying the same thing several years ago.

It is bizarre to have high schools with more students than an auto assembly plant has employees.

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