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[quote=Anonymous][quote]A couple quick things off the top of my head

1.  The biggest one.  When you go out in the real world and have a job and you are one of the "top people" what does that entail usually.... management and what is that.... learning how to deal with people who are "lower than you" by helping them succeed and removing barriers.... humm sounds alot like skills someone could learn in a mixed classroom environment

2.  True mastery occurs when you can teach concepts to someone else

3.  Google there are some interesting studies out there on this

4.  Have a great day[/quote]

Let me see if I understand this:

1. The biggest one.  You wish to do away with AAP, Honors, AP, IB or any other program that separates students by aptitude because the underling management skills to be learned by some in a mixed classroom are at least as important as math, science, language arts, etc., which might be learned by all at their own speed in separate classrooms.

2. Yet you wish to still somehow identify bright students so that you can have them teach other students.  That seems like a disservice to all involved.

3. Not all interesting studies agree with you.  Separating students by ability can be a good idea in elementary school.  By middle school kids in FCPS can self-track into honors if they wish, thus avoiding perils of tracking.  See: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/10/education/grouping-students-by-ability-regains-favor-with-educators.html?_r=0

4. I'll try.     [/quote]

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