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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tracking kids early leaves some kids behind FOREVER. My kid is gifted in math. Does he need to be in a separate class. No he does not. Public schooling is not for every snowflake. It's for ALL kids. For once can you broaden your circle of concern beyond your own child?

No?

That's your problem. Not the state's. Grow up.[/quote]

I don't see why tracking has to be permanent. Start kids in the same place and move them between tracks (or groups or however you'd like to do it) once or even twice a year depending on how they're doing with a concept.  I went to a high school with a couple different honors tracks and it was NBD to be in honors algebra but not honors geometry.

Somewhat off topic but I think you could get good results with single-gender math groups also.  There's been some research on that, especially for girls.[/quote]

Tracking isn't permanent, and I had the same experience in HS.  Math is not my strength, so I took honors and AP classes in English and history and regular track classes for math and science.  It's so much easier to do once you can pick your classes.  (The middle school told us repeatedly when we had our IEP meeting that they'd put together the schedule that was right for them.)  Also, you can enroll your kid in any class you want starting in middle school (except MS AAP).  The school can try to talk you out of it, but they can't force you into a lower class if you want your kid in honors or a higher math class.

My "circle of concern" is for BOTH of my children - the AAP kid AND the one who struggles to keep up, and the latter concerns me more.[/quote]

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