Rethink Stamford Middle School Reform

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   Name: David Greenberg on Oct 16, 2009

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   Name: Herm Alswanger on Oct 17, 2009

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   Name: Janine Darling on Oct 17, 2009

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   Name: Anonymous on Oct 20, 2009

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   Name: Laura Magnuson on Oct 20, 2009

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   Name: Renee Cannella on May 19, 2010

   Comments: One of the arguments I have heard for getting rid of groupings is that this will raise the self esteem of the lower performing students. What a preposterous line of reasoning. If a child who is having academic difficulties is in the same class with children who find the work a "piece of cake"- how will that make the child feel? Terrible. Self-esteem will plummet not rise. This will create a feeling of helplessness which will not encourage a child to try harder but rather will create a mindset of "why bother?" On the other side you will have children bored or not being challenged to reach their full potential because the teacher will not be able to move the class forward if others are struggling. This is a lose/lose situation. Heterogeneous grouping is nothing more than a misguided attempt to be politically correct at the expense of all of our children. Where is the common sense?

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