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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What does it mean to challenge high achievers? This is such a common thing that parents say, but then they also expect that their high achiever kids will get straight As. So is the request to challenge with course material that gets really smart kids Bs and Cs, and then grade on a curve? [b]I think that part of being challenged is not necessarily tackling the most complex material or racing through it as fast as possible, but learning in an environment where there are multiple perspectives and figuring out how to find a truth within it[/b] - I mean, that's what history and ELA is about. But it does require strong teaching to get there.[/quote] This is well-stated. I was tracked in a gifted program growing up, and I have high-achieving kids at Deal; I will take the non-tracked, heterogeneous environment over my tracked experience every day of the week. I'm glad this is Wilson's approach.[/quote]
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