There are social and educational disadvantages to splitting the classes. The standard students don't have the high expectations that advanced do. They view themselves as "only" standard. There is also a cultural division in the classes. This causes conflict or an "us against them" attitude between the two classes.
The main disadvantage of standard and advanced class separation is that students in both levels, do not continue to foster tolerance, understanding and compassion for those students that can't perform at the same levels. Once all students are in the workforce, regardless of the profession, they will work with or work for people of varying aptitudes.
Another disadvantage is the disparity of classes offered. While we are working on solving that problem, standard students don't take a foreign language. It is more difficult to find room in an advanced schedule for technical school classes. It is also difficult to find room in schedules to place students that excel in one area in that one advanced class, while the rest of the classes may be standard.
Standard classes feel they are not equal to advanced classes. Although the classes move at different paces and may cover different subjects, they do not feel equal. Advanced students have a tendency to look down upon the standard students and there is a division. This division may carry over and affect other areas of life. There seems to be a stigma between standard and advanced, that I personally feel is inaccurate.
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ReplyDeleteThere are social and educational disadvantages to splitting the classes. The standard students don't have the high expectations that advanced do. They view themselves as "only" standard. There is also a cultural division in the classes. This causes conflict or an "us against them" attitude between the two classes.
ReplyDeleteThe main disadvantage of standard and advanced class separation is that students in both levels, do not continue to foster tolerance, understanding and compassion for those students that can't perform at the same levels. Once all students are in the workforce, regardless of the profession, they will work with or work for people of varying aptitudes.
ReplyDeleteAnother disadvantage is the disparity of classes offered. While we are working on solving that problem, standard students don't take a foreign language. It is more difficult to find room in an advanced schedule for technical school classes. It is also difficult to find room in schedules to place students that excel in one area in that one advanced class, while the rest of the classes may be standard.
Standard classes feel they are not equal to advanced classes. Although the classes move at different paces and may cover different subjects, they do not feel equal. Advanced students have a tendency to look down upon the standard students and there is a division. This division may carry over and affect other areas of life. There seems to be a stigma between standard and advanced, that I personally feel is inaccurate.
ReplyDeleteStandard classes start to feel that they are not as "good" as the advanced classes. They begin to feel that they are being left out.
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