Originally Posted by indigo
We now return you to a discussion of government schools... might a change from grouping by chronological age, to flexible cluster grouping by readiness and ability, benefit both students and teachers?


Yes. However, that would require such a paradigm shift in the public education system that I cannot believe it would ever happen.

That said, we saw exactly what you described in our former town's Montessori school. It worked very well, but the school was small and many people want a big school and associated amenities for their children. Thus the school struggles financially most years.