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Reply to "S/0 if you could improve low school performance, what would you do?"
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[quote=Anonymous]What would you do to[b] actually[/b] raise the performance of the lower performing students? Not lower the gap by hoping others would drop but actually raise the performance of lower performing students and schools? 1. Offer after school and weekend school that isn't overly complicated and dumbed down by the MCPS curriculum office. Copy what the Asians do. Offer classes in the kid's native language using normal approaches to math, reading, and writing. Offer separate ESL classes. 2. Provide a monetary incentive. Make school their "job" and give lower SES families cash for kids that score high. 3. Re-instate actually assessment and testing. Don't try to ignore or hide student performance behind "P". Track growth closely and offer regular unit testing and writing evaluations. If students drop below a line, catch them before they end the year or take the final test. Set them up for success and hold them back if they do not succeed. [/quote]
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