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[quote=Anonymous]I guess I am confused as to why this is causing such anger.  My view is that the GT (the truly GT) may need their own schools.  That leaves below average, average, and above average students in the home school (or GTs that couldn't get into a program because of lottery which is another issue).  With 15, 20, 25 students in a class, it doesn't seem possible for a single teacher to meet everyone's needs.  If she teaches to the middle, some students may be left behind because they are still trying to solidify concepts.  The above average kids are not learning anything because they may be one or two grades ahead.

Homogeneous classrooms may not be the solution (a child may be advanced in math but behind in writing and vice versa) but there should be some mechanism for children to be grouped during a portion of the day to ensure they are being challenged.  In addition, individualized attention will help those behind to catch up.

My child is not many grades above level but he is advanced in certain subjects.  There are other subjects where he is right on track.  His teacher is great and tries to focus on individual needs (by small groups) by creating projects that address multiple levels and then spends time with each group to focus.  However, if students levels across the grade could be grouped for certain basic subjects, then the entire 30-60 minute lesson would be on target, not just the 10 minutes the teacher can give the group.  I am worried that Curriculum 2.0 tries to define what is "on grade level" and then eliminates individualized teaching.  Rather, parents of GT and above average kids will only be left with the GT programs and not enough seats to fill the applicants.[/quote]

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