What do you think about: Multi-Age Classroom Grouping and Competency-Based Instruction

This is how it works: Students belong to one of four different learning teams, corresponding roughly to the age and developmental level of the student. Age and grade distinctions are not used, except when translating to those outside the school. Students move from one team to another after mastering various skills and demonstrating their ability to exercise responsibility and self-control. For content area instruction (like language arts and math) students are grouped according to their current skill level (competency based). For other classes, students are grouped heterogeneously on a multi-age basis. One of the most important benefits of the multi-aged classroom is that a nurturing and healthy atmosphere is established , where learning differences and strengths are accepted. This acceptance diversity replaces the "pack instinct" and minimizes competition. Please, give your comments.

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