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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our teachers are not good enough to differentiate to the variety of abilities in one, overcrowded class. Sorry.

If classes are capped smaller and we hire better teachers, sure, this works.[/quote]

It's not a question of better teachers in my view. It's that the county/state/whoever expects teachers to invent the differentiation themselves rather than saying: "here's the main curriculum & how to have the kids practice it, here are the extra supports for kids that aren't getting it right away, and here are the extension for the quick kids that need something deeper". It should not be on the teachers to invent things all by themselves but that's what happens and that's a big part of why differentiation in math isn't going to work - because teachers don't have time to invent all these extra things that the county should be providing to them but doesn't. [/quote]

Well yes, that’s basically what I meant. A teacher than CAN develop a curriculum to meet all of those needs in one class is not in the hiring pool.[/quote]

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