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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Before anyone gets too horny for the idea of their kids being alone on the university track, a few data points:

1) The German system was deemed so discriminatory that they are being forced to integrate the "academic" track by human rights courts, as the previous system systematically tracked immigrants and the children of immigrants onto the "vocational" track

2) Public satisfaction and test scores for German schools is at an all-time post-war low: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-schools-study/a-66669093

"In one instance, the INSM study looked into fourth graders' reading and listening tests from 2011 and 2021, and found that Bavaria is the only state making "minimal" progress. In fact, while fourth graders from Bremen placed last in 2011, their level of reading and listening comprehension became the new average for Germany by 2021."[/quote]

Your second point is making a point for the other side. The fact that fourth graders have much lower performance now has nothing to do with tracking since the tracking happens after that point. Instead, it shows that you really can’t keep all the kids together, since the lower kids are getting even lower and we all want standards to remain high at the top levels. Therefore tracking is becoming even more necessary.[/quote]

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