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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course all students benefit from high expectations and high level instruction. Lots of research has shown that people are influenced by others' expectations of them. Here's just one article: http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB106815408551985600

Segregating kids into two distinct tracks that will last through high school and beyond (since it's so much easier to get into TJ from a center) based on test scores when a child is in 2nd grade is really harmful.[/quote]

Absolutely agree.  [b]Telling one group of kids that they don't have "potential" but the other group somehow does[/b], is one of the most damning things educators can do to kids.  ALL students have potential, for crying out loud.[/quote]

Please post a link to where this is stated to kids.  Thank you.[/quote]

http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/continuum/es.shtml
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"In order to meet their needs and develop to their potential, these learners require a differentiated curriculum."[/i]

Don't be dense.  Kids are not stupid.  This is "stated" to them every day.   :roll:

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So now you're against differentiation? Geez :roll: [/quote]

I'm not against differentiation at all - when it's done in flexible groups that kids can move into and out of as their needs change.  No kid needs to be labled as this or that, when the reality is that most kids are a little of both.  The segregated AAP classrooms serve no purpose other than to label kids.  [/quote]

but they had to pass tests and have good teacher recommendations to get into those groups. And they are flexible.  If you don't get in one year, you can work hard and get in another year. [/quote]

And in the meantime, an entire year has been wasted.  The kids should be allowed - and encouraged - to cycle into more advanced groups whenever they're ready and/or able.  In addition, "working hard" doesn't have much to do with who gets in and who doesn't.  Plenty of AAP kids are poor students.[/quote]

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