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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]So well said!!! 10+ 
Why do we have no problem with the grouping by abilities in sports, music, etc but academics?[/quote]

You are so wise. This explains why we have junior varsity and varsity teams. Well said.[/quote]

[b]Really? There are junior varsity soccer teams for 8 year olds? And there are advanced strings classes for 9 year olds? There's regular leveling across elementary schools in America where the stronger musicians and athletes are separated out by age 8 and 9? Yeah, I didn't think so. [/b]
The problem with grouping for academics at this young age is that kids' minds are so flexible and changing. And there are kids who arrive in kindergarten, but have had limited reading and vocabulary experiences. They begin to thrive once in school, but still need more schooling and experiences to really take off. If you were to test them at age 7 or 8, they might perform as strongly as their peers who came into school with a rich language experience at home.

Save the tracking for high school.[/quote]

Uhmmm ... well, at least with some sports the better athletes are absolutely separated out from the lesser so at age 9+, just as they should be. [/quote]

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