Source: The Denver Post 12/21/2008
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_11280071
Educators and Administrators are watching intently how this next experiement upon learning methods will effect graduation rates and the meeting of standards. This experiment by the Adams 50 district will remove age-based, developmental-based, grade levels and exchanged them for academic, achievement-based levels. At first glance this could be a “small step, giant leap” scenario, the reality is that this could be nothing more than “rearranging deck chairs on a sinking ship.” Why might I say this, well let’s examine how the old system was supposed to work.
