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[quote=Anonymous]I have had kids in both. Can't say I like either.  Under the old system, they would jump kids up a grade level without paying attention to the concepts in-between. Parents were then expected to provide the intermediate instruction to prevent a knowledge gap.  When over half the kids are "accelerated" I think there is a problem with defining accelerated.  Clearly, it was just bad, jumpy education. 
Now, I have a child who is extremely bored. The "enrichment activities" are too easy.  And there are no other options.

A far better solution would be to use a stepped program the way they did at one of the schools I went to (and one that my eldest attended recently in another state).  Using flowcharts the kids move through the SAME curriculum at their own pace. You slow down or speed up the movement of students by demanding higher level of mastery on tests (minimum of 75%, but can make some high performers achieve 90 or 95% before being allowed to move on).

So, basically, either way I have to teach them, except in the year that they get the "super-teacher" who manages this within the curriculum they are mandated. [/quote]

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