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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]REading groups are a waste and the rest of the class is goofing off or doing bland busy work.  It needs to end.  [/quote]
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What do you suggest they do instead?[/quote]
Put the kids of similar reading ability in the same classroom, and teach them all simultaneously, all the time. [/quote]

This seems to make the most sense.  For everything.  Math, reading, writing.

Why do we group by age?  Seems so arbitrary.  [/quote]

Because there is evidence that tracking harms kids who aren't as strong.  They benefit from being in a classroom with kids who are further ahead.  [/quote]

Intuitively that makes no sense to me.

If I'm taking a class that is way above my head, I get frustrated and find it hard to follow along.  I don't do well.  The questions the teacher asks are above my head.  The questions the other students ask are above my head.  I do better in a class where I know enough to follow along.

How does being in a class that is above your ability level useful?  [/quote]

Being 9 or 10 but having a reading disability so you still are in a reading group with 5-6 year olds can be a real blow to the social / emotional development of the child. Not advancing because you learn slower also leads to lack of engagement. And a 5 year old who reads incredibly well so she is in a reading group with 10 and 11 yr olds may not be the best thing either for her socially / emotionally. [/quote]

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