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/^t/But, in a class environment the student is given lesser attention by the teacher. In other words, the teacher devotes less time to a given individual. The student himself / herself is no longer seen as an individual but as a member of a group. What is more he / she finds himself / herself under the influence of his / her peers, thus loosing the ability to develop the skill of deciding solely for and by himself / herself. On the other hand, classmates may act as facilitators but, on the other hand as inhibitors. A strong personality will overcome the difficulties and go along acquiring new skills but the weaker personality will not find coping with the difficulties an easy task. For example, a stammering student will not take part in discussions. Subsequently, the teacher will have to be the one with high class-management skills, which will enable him / her to predict and solve appearing problems or deal with brand new situations. Moreover, if the classes are big the disadvantages tend to increase as Hubbard at al. puts it: