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From: 4375jlf@houxa.UUCP (J.FROMME)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: "Talented and Gifted" program
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Date: Wed, 8-Feb-84 14:15:31 EST
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(First--I apologize for two aborted attempts to submit
this--I'm new to the articles game.)

I'm confused and a little concerned over the in-class
"ability" groupings I see in our mid-NJ elementary 
school.  They start in 1st grade (reading) and extend to
more subjects in higher grades.

It's great to see the faster little ones not being "held
back" by the less fast, but the labeling this implies is
quite clear to the kids and not all of them can "accept"
it gracefully.  Even more bothersome, to me, is the rather
vague process by which a child might get moved, if he or she
develops the ability to perform in a higher group, but has
not covered the intervening material!
Sounds like he or she is locked in!

Anybody care to comment or relate your experiences?