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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve got a bright, engaged student who will enter HS next year and I worry about these things. There is cohort placement in some classes, but not others. I like IB, but fear the size projections for WL. As a parent and staff member, I’ve seen a lot of problems with decisions meant to even the playing field and how it negatively impacted higher level students. [/quote]

[b]Is there anyway to level playing field but still differentiate?[/b][/quote]

I guess the question is what does that mean to you.  Equity means providing each individual what they need.  Extra support and remediation to those who need it, absolutely, but right now APS's approach in MS seems to be to not provide what's needed for the high achieving kids.  Equity means you get to stagnate while we focus all our resources on others.  The concern is that the differentiated classes become tracks and tracking we know has problems when it comes to racial and socio-economic divides.  The problem is it means putting all kids in one classroom and relying on the teacher to meet the needs of 25 kids equitably.  We all know teachers are a mixed bag, unfortunately.[/quote]

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