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[auntiemeesh]

Some schools grouping students by skill, not grade level

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Forget about students spending one year in each grade, with the entire class learning the same skills at the same time. Districts from Alaska to Maine are taking a different route.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-07-05-grade-held-back_N.htm?csp=34news&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomNation-TopStories+%28News+-+Nation+-+Top+Stories%29

It's an intriguing idea. From the perspective of someone who finds change very challenging and not much fun it seems like it would be really hard for a lot of teachers (not all, but definitely a lot) to get their heads around and truly embrace, but it makes so much more sense as an approach to learning.

This system by itself may or may not be exactly what we need, but we definitely need to change our approach to education in this country and I like the sound of this approach.

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[antbee362.livejournal.com]

Wow, that is a great idea. I hope it works as well as they think it will. Reducing the boredom and the frustration would be a big help. The teachers will probably have the hardest time with it but it may make things easier for them in the long run too.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I suspect teachers that have been in the system for a long time and are close to retirement, especially, will have trouble with this. But they have the option of retiring, and if they don't they don't have to deal with it for very long.