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[quote=Anonymous]If a group of kids are behind academically, the only way I can see them catching up is to make them study longer until they catch up.  I am talking longer school days, longer school year, weekend sessions, early childhood education maybe.

I don't think mixing them with other kids or giving them new curriculums or giving them nicer buildings or giving them better teachers will close the gap.  They just have to buckle down and work harder.   That is my one takeway from the Jaime Escalante Stand and Deliver model.  Those inner city kids did well on the AP exams because they studied extra hard outside of school.  It was more than just giving them a demanding curriculum, they had to work harder.

The affluent kids are going home to music lessons, tutors, cool summer camps and afterschool ativities, and houses full of books.  A lot of the achievement gap difference is taking place outside of the normal school day, not inside of it.   I am all far paying for this extra schooling, but I have little faith that 'innovations' within the current school time will do much.[/quote]

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