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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone explain to me what is so bad about tracking? [/quote]

Because for the most part it shows whites and asians in top classes and other minorities in the lower classes.  [/quote]

Well, sort of. It wasn't just the optics, it was the sense that tracking was keeping kids with potential from accessing that potential because it basically perpetuated privilege. So, if Larla showed up in kindergarten already reading, she was placed in the "advanced" track and just continued along from there. But Larlo only went to half-day Head Start and came in without the same literacy skills even though he had equal intelligence and potential. He was tracked into the remedial group. Over time, Larla's advantages were just perpetuated and there was no "on ramp" for a kid like Larlo to access his potential.

But that's neither here nor there in this case. The only schools of which I'm aware offering AIM and HIGH for all are Pyle and Hoover. That's just about parents, not achievement gap. [/quote]

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