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[quote=Anonymous]PPs, you are mixing raw intelligence with learning. They don't always go together. My son is probably "gifted" in the way the term is usually used - he was tested for learning disabilities and so we know his IQ, which is high. But he is also a sporty, goofy 8 year old boy who would much rather play baseball than read or do his homework. He'll go out and hit a ball for hours with intense focus, but won't put the same effort into academics. Some of his classmates will, and no matter what their IQ they are going to perform better in school. By all means give those kiddos the opportunity to work at a higher level than my son is willing to do!

And one of the reasons people have trouble with separate classes for separate performance levels is the old specter of tracking. I was "tracked" into low level classes in Elementary and middle school because I have dyslexia. I was thought to be quite stupid and unable to learn, and so they tossed me into the low level track. Didn't matter that I was super at some things and terrible at others - I was in the low track, and that was where I would stay. School sucked.[/quote]

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