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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read a Wash Post article about 9th grade "twilight academies" where repeating 9th graders go to school from 3:30 to 7:30 for remedial work.  This keeps them separate from the first time 9th graders.  Often the students who fail 9th grade are functionally illiterate.  Everyone wonders how they got to 9th grade without being able to read.

Pilot programs have shown huge success in separating those who need remedial work from those who were ready to go.  A 97percent pass rate for the new 9th graders and more progress than normal among the students attending the twilight academy separate from the others.

Why not implement this in 6th grade?  Assess the kids leaving elementary school and if they are reading and doing math way below grade level,  allow them a separate program to get extra help to catch up.

This solves two problems:  it would get those kids extra help earlier and I guarantee it would convince many people who leave DCPS because of middle school to stay on.

Why is it ok to do this in 9th grade but "differentiation" is the answer in 6th grade?[/quote]

Are 6th graders held back or is there just social promotion? If they are held back then it's a great idea, but I'd say let DCPS implement it city-wide at the HS level first, then try it for MS.[/quote]

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