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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]European countries, heck most of the global community, does not have the same requirement to teach all kids so kids with severe disabilities are not required to be taught at the local Public School. Services are not required for kids with LDs or other issues. There are pros and cons to this but I know plenty of families that come to the US for a short period of time from another country who have kids with LDs and really don’t want to leave because they know their child will be tracked out of a college prep program.

I think that we have gone overboard with FAPE and IDEA but I also know that there are a good number of kids who can succeed in college with some help in school. There is a need for programs and Teachers to help kids with LDs access material because most of the kids are very capable when given support. Writing a smart kid off because they have dyslexia or dysgraphia is BS.

I like the idea of classrooms that are leveled because it should give kids who need more support the chance to get that support but I think in the past tracked classes meant that the kids in the lower track were simply written off. I would think that a tracking system that kept class sizes smaller for kids who are 2-3 grade levels behind, a bit larger for kids 1 grade level or just on grade level, and larger for kids on grade level or ahead makes sense. The kids who are on grade level and ahead need less support from the Teacher and should be able to access material with fewer supports. Kids who are farther behind need more individualized attention. The problem is going to be that the parents of kids who are ahead are going to balk at the idea that their kid is in a classroom with 25-30 kids while there are classes with 15 kids and a specialist is in there helping the Teacher.

I am not a fan of the European or Asian systems only because I think they write off capable kids who need some support but I think the US system has gone to far into the equity = similar outcomes in the classroom and is ignoring the fact that not every kid is capable of the same work for a variety of reasons. We should be addressing those reasons and not trying to force all kids into a college path. [/quote]

The European system works better.  The proof is on international test scores, where their students consistently outperform US students, year after year.[/quote]

Is it surprising their best and brightest outperform the average US student?[/quote]

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