The Curriculum and Instruction Committee of Manchester School Board met UNOFFICIALLY last week with school administrators to discuss the elimination of LEVELING in middle and high school grades. Without a vote of the committee or the full Board, a pilot study will begin to eliminate levels in Manchester middle schools.
Not only one-size-fits-all Common Core standards, but now one-size-fits-all ability groupings of students. One teacher will be instructing four levels of students within a single classroom. This is called “Student Centered Learning.”
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Education Matters Episode 13 April 28, 2014 Robin Dunphy and Patrice Benard DeLeveling