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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand the purpose in elementary school.  But why not let kids pick ([b]or be tested into[/b]) different levels in middle school (i.e., honors, advanced math)?   When I was growing up, our school would let students pick or be picked for specific subject GT or Honors classes in middle school.  [/quote]

They should handle every subject the way they handle math.  There should be a top track that you need to test into, a somewhat advanced track that is open enrollment, and then the regular track.  Kids shouldn't be qualifying for or denied entrance into the highest middle school track based on where they were in the middle of 2nd grade.    [/quote]
Absolutely.  It doesn’t make sense and it creates all this pressure and unnecessary drama to get into AAP. [/quote]

Just think about the damage to the self esteem of level IV kids who couldn’t test into honors for language arts- can’t have that[/quote]

most of the level IV kids don't even score 600 on the language arts SOL.  They are not 'gifted' to begin with.[/quote]

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