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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]18:23 I think you ask some valid questions.  In  my mind there is a point where motivation matters a lot and that along with background should enable a child to be in an advanced class.  My question is how do you help a kid say between 8-11 catch up if they have had a less rigorous or even less effective early education so that say by 7th grade a tracking system is less about class standing and more about effort and interest?   I think the structural issues that are raised is that so much time is spent on just catching even let alone going forward in many parts of the city, that even a smart motivated child is not getting pulled forward so they could take advantage of an advanced program.   I do know that people will point to KIPP, but if anything that provides the rule who will pay and fund the extra programs and support.  Also maybe even more importantly will get parents to support their kids in these programs?  One of the reasons parents cite for leaving KIPP is that it asked too much of them. [/quote]

The YY administrators are aware of this research, which is why the DCCM students are reading more, daily, in English, rather than every other day in English.  The goal is not to separate "track".  The goal is to create a learning environment where return to grade level is possible.  Better student teacher ratio, more time reading in English, more time doing Math in English.  Taking away the Chinese language barrier.

I have a friend who pulled their student from YY after a year when during Chinese classes the student was just drawing pictures all day long.  Parent says, student was getting half an education.  I don't know the learning characteristics of the individuals in the DCCM class, but if that is what had been happening during Chinese days, they are much better served in the DCCM environment.  Parents likely had a third choice of in bounds underperforming elementary, with a ratio of 25 to 1.  I'd personally pick DCCM.  6 of the 8 families offered that class for 4th graders did.  The other 2 moved on.

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