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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]18:03, did you listen to the episodes at all? This isn't about intentional segregation so much as the reality of segregation. WE DON'T HAVE TO TRY.

Data actually shows that, on average, differentiation helps all kids. There will always be kids on both sides of the bell curve, but for those in the middle, it is extremely effective and there will need to be remediation -- yes -- for the kids on each end. I don think anyone is saying that's off the table but it's also overstating things to say differentiation is "a joke."[/quote]

I get it that segregation happens without trying, but it is not really segregation in the legal sense. A lot of folks, including white folks cannot afford to live in good school districts or in rich neighborhoods. That is simply a fact of demographics. I favor school choice as a remedy which DC has already.

As for differentiation, I think there is a need for differentiation in separate classrooms when students are functioning years apart. A teacher cannot effectively meet the needs of middle school students and high school functioning at a second grade level in a on grade level classroom IMO and DC schools sees quite a lot of teens functioning a very low levels. Also, academically advanced students are often unchallenged in regular classrooms. [/quote]

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