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To: DlphcOracl who wrote (48462)	3/6/2001 8:11:09 AM
From: CrossBar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57584

OT: Lurker's views on education. Although I agree that there are strong arguments for segregating students according to their abilities, I also understand the opposing views. A child will live up or down to a label. I have seen this happen many times. I attended grade school in the hills, in a two room school house where 4 grades were grouped together. The brightest could listen to the upper grades classes and help with the lower grades or those who were not picking things up. This provided extra attention to those who needed it. I then attended High school in a private, academically oriented environment. Both provided an excellent education. I am not going to argue either side. Myself, I sent my children to religious schools in their elementary formative years, so that they would have a disciplined environment. During high school they attended an inner city magnet school. They all excelled. The bottom line, though, is that there were problems in both environments...and whether a child excels or not is ultimately up to the parent. When my son was 9 and started misbehaving at school, I realized he was bored and taught him to program on an old TI99....there were always extras that could be provided at home to challenge and encourage that thirst for knowledge. There is no simple answer to the problem of our schools, but parental involvement can cure a lot of deficiencies within the system.