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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I want someone to give a straightforward answer why they can't sort classes by ability. I asked every teacher and admin I know socially and they say something like "research shows kids do better in a mixed group" which we all know is bullshit. [/quote]

The lower level kids benefit from being around higher level learners (if there aren’t kids t be owing toys at their heads and ripping posters off the wall, of course). So the 6, 7, 8 year olds get to be role models and nobody gets to learn.

Pick any public school and sub for one week and you will find that this is no exaggeration. [/quote]

Yes this. It helps the lower kids to have smart or well behaved kids in their class. It doesn't help the smart kids at all. And I think society as a whole needs the high achieving students to have classes geared towards them. We're dumbing down our classes too much to help the lowest kids.

(And my kids are not the highest performing, so I'm not talking about my kids)[/quote]

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