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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I still don't understand.  Why are teachers unions against a more challening curriculum for advanced students? I thought teachers were also frustrated with changes under 2.0[/quote]

I have never understood this either.  I am a union supporter but the apple ballot candidates always seem to support the status quo and this does not always serve our children.
I know this is a large school system but that also means we cannot try a one size fits all strategy.  That ends up as a race to the bottom.  I have a kid in a HGC and I am amazed by how simple it is:
one teacher and 27 children - no aides.
No special resources or materials
So how do they do this?
a challenging and enriched curriculum
The entire class is at the same level so the teacher is teaching ONE group instead of trying to educate several different groups (in which case everyone is shortchanged).
You can get so much more done.
I don't understand why this approach is vilified so much by the educational establishment (I do not include teachers here).
The Math pathways are a similar approach and they worked.  Moreover, kids were not consigned to a lower "track" for their entire school career.  There were frequent opportunities for acceleration whenever warranted.  There have been a lot of threads bemoaning the end of Math Pathways.  I suggest we aim a little higher - lets have Pathways in all the subjects especially in the 4-8 grades (high school is less of a problem).
I too will not be voting for apple ballot candidates
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