Skilled staff members working with more than one student at a time may be able to create environments with high intensity learning, while some settings may provide 1:1 staffing without a focus on creating functional learning opportunities. Providing intensity in the early years increases the likelihood that children will make sufficient progress to learn in a less intensive setting as they get older and in some cases to function well in a regular education class without support. One of the goals of a good education should be to prepare every student for as much independence as possible, and that means making individualized decisions about the need and appropriateness of a given staffing ratio.