Our school district is considering dropping our accelerated program. The district wants to focus on raising math scores for students who do not meet the NCLB standards. What will this do to the accelerated student who will not be receiving proper instruction?
2006-10-13 16:33:03 · 4 answers · asked by angelica 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Standards & Testing
Dumbing down the curriculum has been shown to jeopardize gifted students; they get bored, and quit trying.
I think your system is making a grave error; but educators have been known to be doing this for the past half century, trying to find a way to educate the masses while not leaving anyone behind.
People are all different; some are gifted, some smart, some normal, some dumb,.. you get my drift. This "one size fits all" idea HAS to be large enough for everyone to fall in and to get something out of it. They're hoping just to get by with NCLB scores, nothing more!
2006-10-13 16:39:26 · answer #1 · answered by seeitmiway32 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What we have found is that the accelerated programs are actually destroying our children. Those that take them are isolated from the real world. Although they are being challenged, they are not getting the social interactions they need to succeed in a global economy. Let's face it, not everyone gets a 4.0. Yes, accelerated programs are being dissolved across the country. What is replacing them? Mentoring programs. You see, the public is finally seeing what we as teachers have known all along. The best way to learn is to teach. Make the kids teach. Once they teach, they learn how to teach themselves. Self-taught learners are what made this country great in the first place.
2006-10-13 16:39:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This will definitely keep the students bored. Surprisingly, their grades might go down because the classes are boring them. At the very least, they won't be challenged. This situation really sucks if a student wants to go to college. Regular classes really don't prepare students for college well. So not having the advanced classes will hurt the students who want to go to college--they might fail out once they get there because of their lack of preparation.
2006-10-14 06:32:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its very sad that those students who can excel are forced to be dumbed down. Instead of a few brightest and best, we are getting a lot of mediocre to poor. No wonder we will be a third world country before long.
2006-10-13 16:38:50 · answer #4 · answered by tomhale138 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋