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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Old mom here who grew up in the time of elementary and middle school tracking.  I remember the top, middle and low classrooms.  I was  square in the middle.  My sister was in the top.

Did it make me work harder? I can't say.  
Did it emmotionally scar me or keep me from reaching my potential?  No.
I made honor roll in high school and finished a bachelors degree straight out of high school.

What was your experience?  Did tracking scar you emmotionally or cause you to be a low performer in school or unsuccessful in life?[/quote]

I was tracked to the middle. 
I did not make me work harder but I worked very hard for my mediocre grades. I did not find out why until I was 40, that I was dyslexic.
I would say there are a few scars. Since my spelling was terrible the assumption was that I was stupid. Teachers made comments about not being the sharpest knife in the drawer, checking if I was related to the rest of my family and maybe I wasn't college material. I have a lot of respect for good teachers, I have a chip on my shoulder when I meet a bad teacher. 
I have a degree in Math and a Masters in Information Technology.

It makes me believe that measuring intelligence the way we do is missing the mark.

I think real great STEM kids are overlooked because they are not strong in reading and writing.[/quote]

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