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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Close the achievement gap by making the curriculum linear rather than age-based.  Each child must meet certain milestones and then is moved to the next level.  Obviously, the first level will involve skills that are typically learned before school.  We don't freak out if more kids of color or immigrants are in those more basic classes.  It is not enlightened or compassionate to move kids up through the grades without basic skills.  Test and move kids up frequently.  Obviously we will need some divisions by age groupings but EVERYONE starts with the basic level and then moves through the curriculum.  If a kid moves here with no skills at 14, they enter a vocational program, not the college track.  Extensively use parent or community volunteers to provide one on one teaching to kids in the lower level.  All hands on deck to help as many kids as possible.[/quote]

This would never happen because all of the poor kids would be at the bottom and many of them are minorities so people would call this racist practices. [b]Maybe we should go back to the day when there were zero expectations for a child when they showed up in KG. It's okay that students can't _____________[/b]_. Now, if a kid shows up in KG and isn't on reading behaviors, they are already below grade level. I've had some interesting conversations with parents at mt Title 1 school when they learn that their child who just started school is already below grade level. Most of them had no idea that they were "supposed" to do anything to prepare them for KG. They don't know how much school has changed since they were there. [/quote]

Not understanding your point. This is the way it is now. When my kid was in K, she was bored out of her mind (along with some other kids in the classroom) because they were waiting for the other kids who didn't know their colors, numbers, shapes, etc. to catch up.[/quote]

Then there wasn't enough differentiation in the instruction. My son entered K reading on level 10 and was reading on a level K at the end of the year. He had small group guided reading instruction most days even though he was far above grade level. He was engaged in learning and his teacher challenged him and didn't let him be lazy. Nobody should be waiting around for other kids to catch up. This is why teaching elementary is so difficult--classes are not homogenous in any way and the teacher needs to find a way to meet the needs of every student. [/quote]

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