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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Then why can't they start advanced classes in 6th grade at Jefferson?  And at other schools?[/quote]

For JA, the answer is simple: They do, testing kids and offering advanced classes and all, at least when it comes to math.

Seeing SH struggle with doing that in other subjects and Deal reversing course on it, clearly it's not an "oh, why don't we just" kind of question. At the very least, it's a scheduling, budgeting, and training nightmare. But more importantly: Having preteens and teenagers in the house I can tell you first hand how fitfully those brains develop. I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one upset if my average kid get "stuck" in the average track. (Remember that by sheer statistical logic, most are average.) As much as I want my own kids to excel (and they mostly do), seeing it all in action I'm really not sold on the idea of funneling them in some sort of irreversible way at that age. My highschooler is barely ready for that, though I can see the need there more.

Unless you have children in that (middle school) age bracket or close to it, you really have to be nimble. MS is a different world, not because of some systemic failure but because it's a different beast. As my teacher friend says, elementary school is crucial, so is high school. Middle school is about getting them safely from here to there, meaning from elementary to high school.[/quote]

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