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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So let's forget about differentiation and raise instruction level by catering to the highest 8-10%.

Does anyone realize that many "advanced" or "very smart" kids have SES parents who can afford full time tutoring, including salaried tutors who are at a phone call's away at any time of the evening or night? This is one of the best kept secrets of the so called "brilliant minded" children who have well-off parents.
The same is applying in acquiring test generating softwares, which is supposed to be available to school districts only; however it is readily available in many households, who do not mention a word about it.

DC cannot be compared to Finland or any other European countries where many children learn under the same circumstrances.

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It's fiction to say that academic achievement only comes with high SES.

DC is top in his class and does not have "full time tutoring", test prep software or the rest, we're not made of money and can't afford that or privates.  And neither are most of his classmates who also get straight A's and honor roll.  And yes, he is a perfect example that some kids can indeed learn just fine on their own supplemented only by free resources like Khan Academy - it's about foundations and learning solid algorithms for problem solving as opposed to just learning how to solve specific problems.  [/quote]

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