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Harvard Teaching Campaign

http://harvardteachingcampaign.org/ We are a movement of graduate students at Harvard University committed to improving the educational experience of undergraduates at Harvard College. We seek support from all members of the University community, including current undergraduates, their parents, alumni, faculty, and administrators. As Teaching Fellows, Lab Supervisors, and tutorial instructors our work is at the heart of teaching and learning for undergraduates in the college. We have found that in general, current section sizes and lab groups make effective teaching and safe working conditions impossible. Harvard students know that smaller sections and lab groups mean more help from TFs, more space for participation, more productive discussions, and more detailed feedback on writing assignments and problem sets. Harvard students expect to learn and we hope to teach at the highest level in accordance with Harvard's traditions of excellence. In too many sections and labs, the large number of students makes this impossible. We call on Harvard College to implement a firm maximum for sections and lab groups. The maximum should be set at 12 students per section or lab group. Our experience leading section and the literature on effective discussion-based pedagogy indicate that as group sizes increase, the quality of learning and participation deteriorates. As lab supervisors, we are concerned about the safety of students in larger groups. If Harvard is committed to educational excellence and quality teaching and learning for undergraduate students in the College, the University must commit to providing reasonably sized sections and lab groups. We call on the University to fulfill its promises of excellence. http://harvardteachingcampaign.org/pe...