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"Some courses are large," says Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles. "I'm not going to legislate to say that a large number of students can't enjoy a charismatic lecturer."
Knowles says he agrees that very large classes in no way hinder students' ability to benefit from a productive learning environment. He says that instead of isolation, a large class can provide a great way for students to have a common learning experience.
"Once the audience has risen above about 100 or so, I don't think that the students' ability to learn is affected," Knowles told The Crimson last year. "It can become, instead, a vivid, shared experience. There is surely nothing intrinsically wrong with very popular lecturers."
The one danger, Knowles says, is the possibility that certain groups of students may end up with a college career composed entirely of anonymous lecture courses.
"I am more worried about individual students taking only large classes," Knowles says.