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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tracking kids early leaves some kids behind FOREVER. My kid is gifted in math. Does he need to be in a separate class. No he does not. Public schooling is not for every snowflake. It's for ALL kids. For once can you broaden your circle of concern beyond your own child?

No?

[b]That's your problem. Not the state's. [/b]Grow up.[/quote]

It's our nation's problem.  This shouldn't be about outcomes for the individual.  We need our schools to produce the best and the brightest to ensure we continue to be technology leaders in a global economy.   Reducing education to the lowest common denominator so no one comes out ahead of someone else does not help our country move forward.

No one else in the world will hold their children back so people from the US can succeed.  We shouldn't be doing it either.  [/quote]

Goodness. People track all sorts of ways. Elementary they often test each month or each quarter on different assessments. So no one is left behind. I've also seen it in Fairfax County where they have an extra help or enrichment session each day and weekly pull kids into those. There are some good practices that help kids get ahead when they are ready and not fully tracked that also help the teacher. Putting all the kids together of all abilities all the time and getting rid of classes does not help anyone.[/quote]

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