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  #1 Jessica Desir on 19 Nov 12

   

  In "The Detracking Movement", Maureen T. Hallinan talks about why are children still being grouped by their ability. Hallinan begins by saying that the early practice of tracking was to groom students into college or vocational training. However, tracking has changed today. Now, the practice of tracking is to assign students to a particular course (remedial, regular, Honors/AP) based on their test scores. The idea of tracking has had some backlash. One of the most important flaws of tracking is that "students in the lower tracks often have the weakest teachers and an unchallenged curriculum" and that is not fair at all. The Detracking Movement is influential in having an impact on school reforms and is questioning the true definition of one's "ability".
  
  
  Hallinan, Maureen T. "The Detracking Movement: Why children are still grouped by ability". EducationNext: Fall 2004, Vol. 4, No. 4. Retrieved on 13 November 2012. < http://educationnext.org/the-detracking-movement/>.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In "The Detracking Movement", Maureen T. Hallinan talks about why are children still being grouped by their ability. Hallinan begins by saying that the early practice of tracking was to groom students into college or vocational training. However, tracking has changed today. Now, the practice of tracking is to assign students to a particular course (remedial, regular, Honors/AP) based on their test scores. The idea of tracking has had some backlash. One of the most important flaws of tracking is that "students in the lower tracks often have the weakest teachers and an unchallenged curriculum" and that is not fair at all. The Detracking Movement is influential in having an impact on school reforms and is questioning the true definition of one's "ability". <br /> <br /> <br /> Hallinan, Maureen T. "The Detracking Movement: Why children are still grouped by ability". EducationNext: Fall 2004, Vol. 4, No. 4. Retrieved on 13 November 2012. < <a href="http://educationnext.org/the-detracking-movement/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://educationnext.org/the-detracking-movement/</a>>.</div>

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