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1 windsagio  Tue, Jul 12, 2011 3:05:08pm

Really great idea, it’ll be interesting to see how they overcome the technical problems of sorting kids out and having people of vastly different ages in the same classroom.

Maybe make it semi-voluntary? Like make it really easy for kids to test out of their grade, but have the default progression keep going.

2 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Tue, Jul 12, 2011 3:15:33pm

re: #1 windsagio

Really great idea, it’ll be interesting to see how they overcome the technical problems of sorting kids out and having people of vastly different ages in the same classroom.

Maybe make it semi-voluntary? Like make it really easy for kids to test out of their grade, but have the default progression keep going.

Yeah, I see two problems: Kids whose parents disagree with the test scores that place their kids (Answer: have more than one test as a fallback and more than one tester*, or possibly another method of assessing the kid.)

Next problem: kids who are in with “little kids” might throw tantrums. Not sure what to do on this one, other than to tell them what they have to do to get out and provide extra tutoring.

*Seriously. For some kids, an intimidating tester is a real problem.

3 lostlakehiker  Tue, Jul 12, 2011 8:12:48pm

There would be enormous age spreads in a typical class. You’d have kids aged 9 and 16 in the same class.

4 FemNaziBitch  Tue, Jul 12, 2011 9:52:21pm

Having been a Montessori Parent for 9 years, I can tell you the concept (in the Montessori 3 year classroom) works. Kids who are not ready to read when they enter the class are usually proficient by the time the leave 3 years later. There is no “grade” level to define them by.

5 EiMitch  Tue, Jul 12, 2011 9:55:51pm

re: #2 EmmmieG

re: #3 lostlakehiker

Yeah, this is worse than having kids bullied for being gay. /sarc

Seriously, I’m not in favor of giving kids another reason to pick on one another. But I would think that the top priority of any good education system should be, well, education. At the very least, it should be more important than someone’s tender feelings. After all, the real world after school isn’t so accommodating.


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