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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Within a given school, public or private, some teachers will be capable of differentiating, and others won't. It's easier if you're differenting for 3-4 95th pctile kids vs one outlier kid, but the point is the same.[/quote] Agreed. Blanket generalizations like "private school teachers don't differentiate" are simply uninformed. FWIW, at my own child's school, the teachers I've encountered are all pretty clear and blunt about the fact they differentiate significantly. They say that's one of the main points of having a low student:teacher ratio, so they can ensure each individual child is being appropriately challenged. Of course, as PP notes, it's also easier to teach the whole class efficiently if it's generally operating at approximately the same level (so that less differentiation is needed). [/quote]
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