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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because in order for it to be really gifted, and really effective remedial, you need smaller class sizes than that.  It just isn't the case that 30% are advanced.  And 20 is way too big for real remediation (while managing behavior).  A real split would be more like 17, 22, 22, 22, 17.  [/quote]

15:19 replying.  I see where we're missing each other: I'm NOT trying to identify a "gifted" population or a "remedial" population.  I'm just suggesting the schools try using differentiation to reduce the spread of abilities in any single classroom.  Look at all those overpriced private schools as an example; most of them seem to use differentiated classrooms.  Plenty of other public school systems also use differentiated classrooms.  Why can't DCPS try it at one middle school?[/quote]

At most what you get outside of a true gifted program is a grade level and an honors class.

That already exists at Hardy for classes other than Math. It doesn't happen at Deal, because it isn't consistent with the IB MYP model, [b]and they'd lose their certification.
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I think what you want is happening already to some degree. But using PARCC scores, there are very, very few students who are that far ahead of the grade level curriculum. Even at the best WOTP ward 3 schools, the number of 5s is tiny.[/quote]

Why on earth does Deal bother with IB Middle Years without a Diploma program to follow?  I've taught at international schools abroad in several countries and have never heard an IB MYP that doesn't feed an IBD program.  IB MP is supposed to go through 10th grade (project year), not just 8th.  Very odd and dead-ended sounding arrangement.  [/quote]

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