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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because in order for it to be really gifted, and really effective remedial, you need smaller class sizes than that.  It just isn't the case that 30% are advanced.  And 20 is way too big for real remediation (while managing behavior).  A real split would be more like 17, 22, 22, 22, 17.  [/quote]

15:19 replying.  I see where we're missing each other: I'm NOT trying to identify a "gifted" population or a "remedial" population.  I'm just suggesting the schools try using differentiation to reduce the spread of abilities in any single classroom.  Look at all those overpriced private schools as an example; most of them seem to use differentiated classrooms.  Plenty of other public school systems also use differentiated classrooms.  Why can't DCPS try it at one middle school?[/quote]

They could, but it is really expensive to do it well on the scale that would be needed.  If you are sticking with only four classrooms, in your example, it wouldn't be much of an improvement, not necsaarily worth the scheduling tradeoff.[/quote]

I'm clearly no expert.  But I don't see how it would be expensive if they just use existing metrics like PARCC scores or grades.  And I'm not sure why you say there wouldn't be much improvement; is there research showing this?  If differentiation doesn't generate any improvement, why do other school systems use it?  Even if the improvement is slight, it would certainly help satisfy all the vocal parents who keep asking for differentiation, and maybe keep more of them invested in DCPS, so that might make it worthwhile on a trial basis.  Most of the other steps DCPS is taking are not appearing to be much more successful.[/quote]

Omg.  The choice of metric is not what makes it expensive!.  Listen to what people are telling you.  Five classrooms=better but expensive, politically difficult, comes with scheduling tradeoffs..  Four classrooms=not much better academically, politically doable but not great, and still comes with some scheduling tradeoffs.  The four classroom model is being done at some schools now, but guess what?  It isn't much better, and people are not much happier.[/quote]

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