Breaking up large classes into several smaller ones【小题1】 （help） students but the improvements in many cases come whatever teachers do，a new research suggests．

New【小题2】（finding） of the research from four nations，tell an interesting story．Small classes work for children，but that's【小题3】because of how teachers teach，but because of what students feel they can do：get【小题4】 （much） face time with their teachers，for instance，or work in small groups with classmates．

"These are the same as what researchers have already known，"Gamoran says．There is no good evidence that teachers change their instructions based on changes in class size．Teachers are always strict with their students．Some teachers are making use【小题5】 small classes and others are not．There are a lot of differences．"It's not like that you reduce classes so teachers do something different and the achievement is higher，"he says．

In one study，researchers【小题6】 （close） watched students'behaviours and found that students behaved better in smaller classes．They also【小题7】（have） more direct communication with teachers and worked more in small groups rather by themselves．

One team，【小题8】 （lead） by Ronald Ehrenberg of Cornell University，finds that the potential benefits of class﹣size reduction"may be greater than【小题9】 we observed"if only a few teachers change their teaching【小题10】 （fit） the smaller group．

As an educator,people often ask me how I know what makes each student tick.

I know when students are really interested because people have a 【小题1】(tend) to lean towards things they are interested in. If a student has his head 【小题2】(lower) to look at his watch, it implies he is bored and just 【小题3】(count) the minutes for the class to end. Some students’ favourite activity is daydreaming. They occupy 【小题4】(they) by staring out of the window or up at the ceiling. They are certainly interested in something, 【小题5】 who knows what.

It is sometimes much 【小题6】(hard) to distinguish when students are troubled. They may hide their faces in their hands like they are embarrassed or ashamed merely because they are afraid of 【小题7】(call) on by the teacher. However, I can infer that there are deeper issues at work if a student does not bother to brush her hair and her eyes are red. I know I need to inquire and assess 【小题8】 is going on.

【小题9】(ultimate), my duty is helping every student to learn. Their body language lets me know when to adjust class activities. Reacting to body language is 【小题10】 important component of being a teacher.

For freshman Adam, going from junior school to senior high school is a really big challenge. During the first week he felt a little confused. First, he had to think 【小题1】(careful)about his courses. Second, he had to choose extra-curricular activities. In order to be well 【小题2】 (prepare)for university. He made up his mind to study harder than before.