Ideally, every student could learn at his/her own individual pace, but that kind of learning might not be evident on a state test as some students might hyper-focus on one thing to the detriment of all of the other subjects, etc.
FWIW, the reason we started homeschooling was because our “gifted” child was 2-3 grade levels above her class in certain areas, and at grade level in other areas, but the principal wouldn’t allow her to be in a pull-out program because they didn’t believe in it for students below third grade. The teacher was awesome and fully supportive, but the principal/school district had rules that prevented her from doing what was best for our child. The teacher was not able to spend the time specifically with our one child while she had 20+ students who, technically, needed more help; and I never held this against her because I could see what she was dealing with when I volunteered in the classroom. She helped me talk my DH into homeschooling at the parent-teacher conference.[/quote]
I think the new Poway school is doing this where the kids just do classwork based on ability…You could have some kid good in math in 1st grade study with 3rd graders I believe, etc…
It seems like it’s being done in numerous schools in the bay area as well so like with the teacher issue, things can change if people want to and teachers aren’t resistant to it…
A part of me wonders if the teacher/principal is supportive of your home schooling because at the end of the day, they just wanted you to stop bothering them and go away. 🙂
I know as a business owner, I really don’t want a lot of problem customers or people who make my job harder than it needs to be. Yes, we’re all a little lazy and have our own problems.
