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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think I mind that they are putting everyone in those classes. They are just upgrading the curriculum for everyone.

The thing that's going to make parents with 99th percentile kids who were rejected from the magnets irate is that this means that there will no longer be ability grouping. So their 99th percentile kid who was told they would still get a stimulating environment at their local school because they would be grouped with the 20 or more other rejected kids will no longer get this.

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which does indeed defeat the purpose of putting the so-called "magnet" classes in these schools.  When this happened, I kept saying that this was a joke, that those classes might be a bit different to the regular classes but it will be no-where near the same level as the true magnet classes.[/quote]

I heard good reviews from parents/kids who were in the first cohort of those enriched classes when they were kept smaller. They liked the peer group and said the classes moved faster and as a result they had time for projects in both AIM and HIGH. They recognized the classes weren't as great as in the magnet programs but it was something. Last year our school put everyone in AIM and I'm not hearing good things. The projects they did the first year are basically scrapped. Some teachers are trying to fit them in but instead of being a highlight of the quarter, with careful planning and in-depth discussion, they just cram it in like another worksheet. The top students aren't satisfied and the students who were already struggling in 5/6 math are continuing to struggle. I don't understand how this helps anyone.

I'm not one of those bitter parents about the magnets. DD got into the magnet of her area of strength, but is not going.[/quote]

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