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The achievement gap has not reduced due to class integration, so placing all levels in a class is not working either.  All you have done is dumbed down the class for ALL the students with no advantage for the slower students.  Maybe you should Google "achievement gap" before insulting another poster.  [/quote]

There is research on the topic of tracking/ability grouping.[b] Let's look it up,[/b] instead of universalizing from our own personal experiences.[/quote]

I just looked it up and there are many articles pointing to tracking working best for all students, especially those at the bottom.  They are less likely to give up, more likely to enjoy school because they don't feel dumb in front of peers, and more likely to raise their hand and participate.

I also read that ability grouping is just as likely to remain stagnant as tracking because teachers are too overwhelmed to reassess as often as ability grouping wants you to do.  And I can say without a doubt, my daughter's math and reading groups have been the same all year long for the past 3 years.  No one has moved out or in.

So really it depends on what articles and information you click on.  Oh, and also what date because tracking became a no no in the early 2000's but is back on the rise.  [/quote]

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