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Article: WAYLAND SCHOOL ENDS 'LEVELING' EXPERIMENTS ENGLISH CLASSES RETURN TO MIX OF TOP-, LOWER-LEVEL STUDENTS
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- July 15, 1990
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WAYLAND - Working on the theory that students on every learning
level can grasp English studies without being segregated by
ability, the Wayland Middle School has opted to end so-called
"leveling" in grades 7 and 8.
Based on the success of a yearlong experiment with seventh
graders last school year, those students entering the eighth grade
in September will continue to be taught advanced-level English
regardless of their aptitude.
Middle school principal Richard Schaye said seventh and
eighth graders in the past were separated by ability, or leveled,
and taught English according to their learning pace by being
grouped in either advanced- or average-level classes.
Last summer, ...