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[quote=Anonymous]I would hope that we could all agree that putting kids in tracked classes only based on teacher recommendations and not on quantitive data is a mistake.  I think we could also all agree that there are kids who are capable of doing higher level work who are not being pushed to do it - either because of lack of access or a host of other issues - and we should be pushing and challenging these kids.  This is the group of kids that I think really benefits with "Honors for All."

However, to overlook that almost 1/3 of Wilson students who took PARCC last year scored in the lowest two levels on the ELA section and to think that these kids can do honors level work right now is foolish, IMO.  Our goal for them should be that they get to the point where they can do advanced work, but right now, they need some intensive, remedial support, and it's unclear to me whether or not these kids are getting the support they need in their English classes (even with only 20 kids per teacher) to overcome what is most likely a multi-year deficit in reading, writing, and comprehension skills.  Seems like wishful thinking that they are going to get to grade-level skills in the "honors for all" model, unless every teacher is an absolute superstar and the teachers all have the resources they need to support these kids where they are and build their skills to where they need to be.[/quote]

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