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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We like the K-8 model.  Would also recommend that you ask specific questions regarding academic "differentiation" offered at each school -- press for answers beyond, "yes, the teachers are great at differentiating and challenging each individual learner" and ask for the logistics of how this is implemented -- reading and/or math specialists, ability grouping etc.[/quote]

Not everyone is into the "differentiation" thing. To be honest, at Norwood it seems like it is poorly done. [/quote]

Tracking (what Norwood does) and differentiation are two entirely different things.  Differentiation is considered best practice in education, while tracking hasn't been supported by any research I've seen.  I don't have any experience with Norwood, but frankly the fact that they use tracking bothers me less than the fact that they call it "differentiation".  Frankly this makes me wonder if they've read any literature or put any thought into designing their program.

To be clear, I know nothing about Norwood, as it was too far away for us, and decided that WIS wasn't the right fit for my particular child, but every time I see people talking about differentiation at Norwood I think of this.[/quote]

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