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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS is moving away from any kind of differentiation into classes.  The idea, as PP says, is to differentiate within the classroom.

IMO this is a really bad move for kids who need higher level material, and extremely hard for a teacher to do effectively in classrooms where there are more than a couple of levels.[/quote]

Piney Branch was doing in-class differentiation 8 years ago when DC was in the magnet. I can't imagine things getting worse! In DC's class there was a table of GT kids, several tables of kids in the middle, and a table of 3rd grade kids who couldn't read yet. The GT kids read the 90-page book in 1-2 classes and spent the rest of the unit reading their own books or drawing. The teacher spent most of her time reading to (don't get me started on teaching techniques, that's separate issue) the kids who couldn't read yet, because Piney Branch was on the ropes for the NCLB tests and getting these non-readers up to speed was the first priority. [/quote]

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