Are Large Numbers of College Classrooms Repelling New Freshmen? This is the case for me and many other people I talk to about college. In colleges, it is added, they mainly advertise if they have a small number of classes. They tell us we will be without first name teachers if we attend this college. I've never seen the University of Iowa boast about their 300-person lecture halls. There is a reason for this, and it is quite simple. Students do not learn as well in large classes. According to the New York Times article “Does Class Size Matter,” students were asked for their opinions on the issue. Of the 220 comments left by students around the world, 99% of the comments I read said they liked being in smaller classes for a few simple reasons. First, they can better pay attention to what the teacher is teaching. Second, there are fewer distractions; this is beneficial for both the teacher and the students. And third, communication with the teacher is much better in a class with fewer students. There is much more than student learning that is affected by class size. You have to step back and look at the rock of the class, the teacher. It affects the way students learn if the teacher uses certain methods. There are a multitude of ways to teach and sometimes the way the teacher teaches just doesn't fit a student. If we had smaller class sizes, educators would be able to identify struggling students and find a way to help them.