One of the hottest controversies in educational circles today concerns the practice of "tracking," or grouping students by ability, beginning in the early grades. With chapters on parental involvement, teacher training, curriculum reform, student aspirations, and examples of programs and practices that have been tried across the nation, Crossing the Tracks is the first book to outline a specific course of action for parents, teachers, administrators, and others ready to join the "untracking" movement.
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A must for any school or district seriously interested in educational reform. Anne Wheelock provides a wealth of suggestions about how to address the political and social circumstances which have worked to keep tracking in our schools, and describes how these alternatives could be implemented. -- Ruth Ekstrom, Educational Testing Service
An excellent discussion of some of the alternatives to ability grouping. . . [Crossing the Tracks] exposes many of the myths that parents and teachers may hold about tracking and student performance. -- Choice
[Crossing the Tracks] is a carefully developed and fully documented treatment of the tough issue of ability grouping and tracking, together with ample case studies of schools that have successfully done what all should do, eliminate tracking. The resource that the profession--and the public--has been waiting for. -- John H. Lounsbury, National Middle Schools Association --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
An excellent discussion of some of the alternatives to ability grouping. . . [Crossing the Tracks] exposes many of the myths that parents and teachers may hold about tracking and student performance. -- Choice
[Crossing the Tracks] is a carefully developed and fully documented treatment of the tough issue of ability grouping and tracking, together with ample case studies of schools that have successfully done what all should do, eliminate tracking. The resource that the profession--and the public--has been waiting for. -- John H. Lounsbury, National Middle Schools Association --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Anne Wheelock guides her reader through the reality of labeling and tracking students. Informed educators help put an end to these archaic methods of between class ability grouping. Parents advocating for gifted and talented programs should read this book to better understand the discriminating use of placement tests and resources. In the end all parents and educators will realize that 100% of our students should have an enriched and advanced curriculum to give all students the chance to be talented.
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