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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my opinion, the solution to all these problems is to simply have tracking in elementary schools. We already have them in middle and high schools, in the form of honors, AP, IB, Dual - Enrollment, the existence of TJHSST, etc. So why not simply have tracking in elementary school? Make every elementary schooler who doesn't attend a private school go to the elementary school closest to their house. B[b]ut separate children by academic ability starting in kindergarten itself.[/b] To be clear, I am not saying this has to be a fixed thing. A student can be in the class for regular students in Kindergarten, but can end up in the highest ability level class in 1st grade if they show a drastic improvement in their abilities. Conversely a child who falls behind may have to go from the advanced class to the regular class. This way every student can be in a class with students with similar academic abilities, but they can be assured that it can always change if their performance increased or decreases.[b] In addition, an exception can be made for those with children on the very low and very high end of the intellectual spectrum; they do not have to attend a local school if they believe their child's needs will be met better elsewhere[/b]. Though by very high intellect I am talking about actual geniuses like Terence Tao, not just a typical above average student that ends up getting into TJHSST. [/quote]

NO!

I taught K and first..  This would be terrible.  Way too much fluidity in K and first to do this.  It's not that hard to differentiate.

And, here is something, I have not seen mentioned.  For those who talk about second grade vs third grade AAP.  There is a huge jump in demands in third grade from second grade--even in non-AAP.

As for the bolded--are you familiar with public law and mainstreaming?   It is the law.[/quote]

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