He had testing today with his teacher, his teacher told him that the Grade 3's last year (DS's year) were ahead of the Grade 3's the year before.
They didn't really do the pairing off with cleverer and not so cleverer in his years, it depended on the friendships. In DS1's report it said he actively seeked out high achievers to work with..I see that as positive. They don't discourage it.
My niece had a problem in her grade prep last year. There were a group of high achievers and group of extremely naughty and disruptive kids. It got to the point that the teacher was spending all his time with the naughty group the high achiever group was left to their own devices...in prep Once the teacher finally got help, they tried the pairing the good high achiever kids with the naughty kids, it didn't work. The high achiever kids spent their time trying to help the other kids, that their learning took a stand still.
It was a learning curve for the school.
In the higher grades, the composite is working well.
Once the teacher finally got help, they tried the pairing the good high achiever kids with the naughty kids, it didn't work. The high achiever kids spent their time trying to help the other kids, that their learning took a stand still.
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks