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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here and I think 21:36 is who is dead wrong on many counts.  PP faults tracking because of "dead end classification" of students.  That is just plain wrong on every level.  Tracking isn't supposed to be fire-and-forget missile firing, [b]it's supposed to be about REMEDIATION and ASSESSMENT.[/b]  If the student is behind grade level in one are or another, tracking is supposed to provide the remediation to get them BACK ON GRADE LEVEL, which is determined through ASSESSMENT.  If it's dead-end classification, YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG.   Talk about unthoughtful and know-nothing.  PP obviously hasn't thought any of this stuff through.[/quote]

Maybe it's supposed to be. But in the real world, it isn't.

[b]And when people talk about tracking, they're not usually referring to remediation and assessment for low achievers -- they're referring to keeping low achievers out of (their) high-achieving students' classes.[/b] [/quote]

That is your assumption and [b]not[/b] what I envision with flexible ability grouping with frequent re-assessments and adjustments in placement as needed. There is no reason that flexible ability grouping in separate classrooms cannot be done which would allow students to get the teachers attention for the entire class time instead of just some of the class time. Flexible ability grouping would also allow students' needs to be more fully met by teachers. I realize that tracking was often done incorrectly in the past but that does not mean that it cannot be done in the manner I envision.[/quote]

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