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Reply to "How to choose an elementary school. By "tracking" or intangibles?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Also, even if DS is not in the highest group, the tracked school might be the best choice because he would get more attention at his level. [b]On the other hand, there are arguments that on-level or below-level kids benefit from learning with kids who are ahead of level.[/b] [/quote] The latter. Tracking is great for kids in the highest group. It's not great for the other kids.[/quote] That's an understatement. Tracking has some small benefits for kids in the highest group, and significant negative impacts on the other students. I would only look at school #2. I wouldn't want my child at a school where the leadership demonstrated that they were unaware of educational research and best practice, or, alternatively, that they valued one group of parents over another to the degree that they were willing to sacrifice some children's future for marginal gains for already advantaged kids. [/quote]
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