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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually there is research on this and it typically shows that separating by ability does not hinder the education of kids in the less advanced groups.  Everyone does better when instruction is geared to their level because it allows them to learn at an appropriate pace and level that is neither too easy nor too difficult.  I am on the metro and can't link any articles right now but there are many studies on gifted education that show this.[/quote]

Now that you are back home. Please follow this up and link your articles. [/quote]

NP. BUT a quick google turns up this, which seems to support the PP's position: http://www.nber.org/papers/w14475

And selfishly, as a parent I would want my child tracked if appropriate, as it is obviously better for high achieving students.[/quote]

It may very well be that differentiation done well, does well for all kids  -- even those in the less elite groups.  I think there is an argument...  HOWEVER, there is plenty of evidence that other factors besides ability affect placement.  Then what?

My experience was that my son's elementary school pegged him as a jock in year 1, and after that there was no altering their opinion until he left for middle school.  Thankfully, ability grouping beyond reading instruction was minimal, because I can promise you he would have been sold short and probably have been closed out of the honors classes he landed in once middle school started to differentiate.[/quote]

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