Originally Posted by Kriston
Is that less nervous-making? smile

Yes. I always feel comfortable giving you a hard time. wink

I do think that mixed ability classrooms with differentiation have a lot to offer kids. [I have been in the work world for over 2 decades now and I have always worked in a mixed ability work-place. And public school helped me adapt to some pretty intersting workplaces.] But to really work on a systematic level, there needs to be a much higher adult to student ratio and support for the differentiation. Right now we have to depend on having highly motivated hard working teachers. Many teachers could differentiate if given the right tools and training and a normal number of students.