On 9/30/04 5:27 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The district's "ability-grouping" practices. There is a correlation being > academic achievement and ability group assignment. In my opinion, students > designated as "low-ability" learners are held back by limited curriculum, > ineffective learning strategies, and low expectations. See "Why Ability > grouping widens the academic achievement gap" (easy to find on a googol > search) Question for the write-in candidate: If students designated as "low-ability" learners are held back by limited curriculum, ineffective learning strategies and low expectations, what happens to the kids who are coming into the school system unprepared to learn and cannot keep up with the same academic track as other students? I'm having a hard time seeing how this situation would be any better than the problems you claim are caused by ability-grouping. I also wonder which kids are more likely to cause a disruption: the ones who work in groups where they're all at about the same level or the ones who are either ahead of or behind the pace of the class and so are likely bored, frustrated or both? Mark Snyder Windom Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
