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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would a school do this?  My DC isn't school-age yet, but I occasionally read threads about elementary level issues.  Assuming this thread is accurate, why would schools want to hold kids back from challenging themselves?

This might be a naive question, sorry if so.[/quote]

I'm not sure anyone here knows for sure.   When I have asked the story I get from teachers and the principal is that the writing needs to be inline with the reading so the kids at the top might not be moving ahead in reading but they are working on their writing.   I only partially buy that explanation because there are kids that can do the writing at a higher level.   They are not being tested so its not an option for them.   I would love my kid to be reading more challenging stuff so he could work on his vocabulary.   So yes, we do read at home instead.  [b]    There is definitely a concentration on the kids at bottom.  [/b] Not sure I completely buy the rumors that this is part of a big plan to cover up the achievement gap, but I entertain the idea that it is possible.   [/quote]

I think it just has to be this way.

For better or worse, public school has to teach certain basic skills to as many kids as possible.  If your kid has already met those standards, they're doing well and don't really 'need' as much attention.

Sure, it'd be great if we could challenge those kids, but that just doesn't seem to be happening.  I hear it gets better in MS and HS, so we're really hoping that's true.[/quote]

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