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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Norwood changed the MS math curriculum, I understand.  What did they do, and toward what end?  I thought it was for more differentiation, but now I've also heard it was to make it hard to differentiate skill levels within a class.[/quote]

The adoption of Core Curriculum seems to have meant the death of meaningful differentiation in math at Norwood, and current staff seem oblivious as to the benefits of acceleration for mathematical kids. WES is moving in the opposite direction and will be offering Geometry in 8th grade this year. In general, Norwood seems to be moving away from meaningful differentiation. As the only reason for parents of a bright child to pick Norwood over a top K-12 was their commitment to ability grouping differentiation, they are going to have to get used to a less academic population. That might work well for them in the short run, but when their exmissions tank, they are going to have even more admissions problems than they already have. [/quote]

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