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[quote=Anonymous]Of course tracking discriminates between categories of students.

But in saying this, one has to discard the traditional knee-jerk reactions and baggage that comes along with the word "discrimination".

By definition, all "discrimination" means is distinguishing between categories - and that doesn't necessarily automatically mean bad things.  In the case of tracking, it's supposed to mean giving more tailored instruction with additional resources and attention to the underperforming group of students in order to bring them up to speed with the rest of the students, and get them out of the lower track.  Any normal, healthy, and able child, say a 7th grader, should with help ultimately be able to perform at the same baseline level as other 7th graders.

That's a very different thing from special ed, which does not necessarily have the expectation of getting students performing at a normal level, particularly if they are profoundly disabled and might never be able to become fully proficient, for example, might never be able to read as well as a 7th grader - the expectation there is to simply get them up to their fullest potential possible given their disabilities.[/quote]

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