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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 479974" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Here's my theory, for what its worth...</p><p></p><p>Back when you and I went to school, the school system was able to meet the needs of about 80% of the students. They were concerned about the other 20%, so they started trying all sorts of things to reach that 20%... PLUS be inclusive of disabilities (that alone complicates the math...).</p><p></p><p>So... having messed with a system that worked for 80% of the students, we now have a system that includes more (and much more complex) students - and yes, this is a good thing - but we're still not reaching success with all students... the success rate (graduation within 5 years of starting grade 10) is still stuck at about 80%. Thats 80% of a bigger, harder-to-serve pool, but still 80%. The sad part is... for a major portion of those 80%, it doesn't make any difference how you teach them, they are going to be relatively successful. For the rest of them... ANY "one size fits all" approach is going to leave some students falling between the cracks. So... there are students falling between the cracks today, that would have been successful 20 or 30 years ago... and students succeeding today who would have fallen between the cracks back then.</p><p></p><p>Short version: You can't meet all the needs of all the students, with a "one size fits all" approach to education. And yes, it IS a one-size-fits-all. For special needs, they offer "accommodations" and "inteventions"... but NOT what is actually needed - at least, in my experience and research, that would apply to 98% or more of schools. There will, of course, be exceptions... but I haven't seen any or even heard of any. Even really good alternative schools... seem to use "one size fits all", just a different size to start with, which is why they don't work for everybody either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 479974, member: 11791"] Here's my theory, for what its worth... Back when you and I went to school, the school system was able to meet the needs of about 80% of the students. They were concerned about the other 20%, so they started trying all sorts of things to reach that 20%... PLUS be inclusive of disabilities (that alone complicates the math...). So... having messed with a system that worked for 80% of the students, we now have a system that includes more (and much more complex) students - and yes, this is a good thing - but we're still not reaching success with all students... the success rate (graduation within 5 years of starting grade 10) is still stuck at about 80%. Thats 80% of a bigger, harder-to-serve pool, but still 80%. The sad part is... for a major portion of those 80%, it doesn't make any difference how you teach them, they are going to be relatively successful. For the rest of them... ANY "one size fits all" approach is going to leave some students falling between the cracks. So... there are students falling between the cracks today, that would have been successful 20 or 30 years ago... and students succeeding today who would have fallen between the cracks back then. Short version: You can't meet all the needs of all the students, with a "one size fits all" approach to education. And yes, it IS a one-size-fits-all. For special needs, they offer "accommodations" and "inteventions"... but NOT what is actually needed - at least, in my experience and research, that would apply to 98% or more of schools. There will, of course, be exceptions... but I haven't seen any or even heard of any. Even really good alternative schools... seem to use "one size fits all", just a different size to start with, which is why they don't work for everybody either. [/QUOTE]
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