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[quote=Anonymous]I am a parent of a lower-grade child at YY so don't know about the upper grades but did view the class during my tour and heard a bit about it.  I counted the number of kids and I recall it being quite small (10?).   The administrator said that they had tried other methods (tutoring, etc.) but it had not been enough.  I can completely understand the arguments/concerns about the class being all-AA and perhaps the stigma that comes with being in a "different" class.  Children can perceive tracking no matter how it is sliced and diced - red/blue versus advanced/non-advanced.  But I like what a PP said about parents wanting differentiation (gifted) but not when it is for under-achieving students.  Do the parents of the students in the class believe that their children do need the extra help?  That class is getting a lot of extra attention - half the size of the other classes.  From a resources point of view, the school is investing much more per child in that class than in the others.  I don't know the details but at what grade did these kids come into the school.  I think starting later is tougher.  For the PK kids who are in 100 percent immersion, I think the scenario will be much different.  But then again, some students do struggle more than others.  If a child needs a lot of extra time with English, what should the school do?  There was another thread on this topic earlier this year where a poster said that if a student doesn't achieve written/oral proficiency in English by grade five, it is very difficult to achieve it later.   I don't have the data but I do agree that English trumps all.  I consider foreign language important obviously (I've enrolled my child and have studied a few languages on my own) but we are fortunate that English is such a dominant world language.  Even after writing a ton, university, etc, I still feel like my writing could be improved tremendously.  Good writing and speaking skills (English) are ESSENTIAL for any job.  Foreign language skills are a nice plus but nothing beats strong English skills. For those who don't like the differentiated curriculum model, what do you propose for this current batch?  [/quote]

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