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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just can't understand why montgomery county teach the students at their level.  If  5th grader can learn 7th math but manages only 5th grade English, promote him/her to 7th grader math but attend 5th grade English class.  If a 6th grader can learn 8th grade English but feel more comfortable in6th grade science class, let her/him take the appropriate classes.  Each student is evaluated for each class regularly, and allowed to skip a grade or two in the subject after a promotion test.  Since all the classes are offered in each school, no extra resource will be needed.  This way, each student is taught to his's/her potential.  The school can mix the promoted students with the on grade students to achieve diversity.[/quote]

My guess is because it isn't politically correct. The lower classes would be all Hispanic and some African Americans. Add one or two snowflakes and there will be complaints.  I grew up in tracked schools and they worked wonderful but this area here clearly shows that different cultures and races perform vastly different.  They believe by putting blinders on, the kids will somehow work better together and close the gap. But kids know by 2nd grade who the smart and struggling kids are and keeping them together doesn't seem to work for anyone. [/quote]

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