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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One big issue at the middle school level is that there are multiple elementary schools feeding in, some providing 6th graders academically well prepared and used to a positive, disciplined school culture and others....not so much.  Just talk to some parents at Stuart Hobson to see what that looks like on the ground.[/quote]

The problem of some kids not arriving well prepared wouldn't be much of an issue if two things were happening in most city middle schools: a range of tough honors classes for the well-prepared, disciplined and exceptionally bright were being offered, and; appropriate summer prep courses were being offered to on-grade level and advanced kids, not just those needing remedial work.   I would much rather be taking advantage of a city prep program appropriate for my kid than paying nearly $3,000 for Johns Hopkins CTY every summer.

Only BASIS preps above grade level kids in the summers through its BOSS and STARS programs.

Tracking only works well if it's done in the modern "dynamic" way, without poor minority kids being trapped in lower level classes, no matter how hard they are trying, or how well they're performing.

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