Some students are more intelligent than others and learn things faster. Therefore, some people insist that intelligent students should be grouped together and taught separately. I don’t agree with this view. In my opinion, separating students on the basis of their academic skills will have a negative impact on the performance of average or weak students.
It is easy to understand why some people insist that intelligent students should be taught separately. Since they learn concepts more easily, they can progress at a faster pace. This even enables them to learn much more than what is included in the standard curriculum. For example, in some schools, they give medical and entrance coaching for intelligent students as soon as they reach 7th or 8th grade. In this age of tough competition this enables them to have an edge over their peers.
However, in my opinion, this practice of separating students is unlikely to offer any real benefits. To start with, the performance of intelligent students is not affected when they are taught with average students. Of course, when there are weaker students in the class, the teacher may take longer to finish the lessons, but the standard curriculum is designed to incorporate these delays. On the flip side, separating students may further lower the grades of average students. When all the students in the class are average, they lose the motivation to work harder. What’s more, when average or weak students are taught separately, it will make them feel inferior and affect their performance. After all, nobody wants to be labeled as less intelligent or average.
To conclude, there is no real merit to separating students on the basis of their academic ability. This practice is unlikely to improve the performance of bright sides but it will definitely affect the grades of average students.
Some
students
are more
intelligent
than others and learn things faster.
Therefore
,
some
people
insist that
intelligent
students
should
be grouped
together and taught
separately
. I don’t
agree
with this view. In my opinion,
separating
students
on the basis of their academic
skills
will have a
negative
impact on the
performance
of
average
or weak students.
It is easy to understand why
some
people
insist that
intelligent
students
should
be taught
separately
. Since they learn concepts more
easily
, they can progress at a faster pace. This even enables them to learn much more than what
is included
in the standard curriculum.
For example
, in
some
schools, they give medical and entrance coaching for
intelligent
students
as
soon
as they reach 7th or 8th grade. In this age of tough competition this enables them to have an edge over their peers.
However
, in my opinion, this practice of
separating
students
is unlikely to offer any real benefits. To
start
with, the
performance
of
intelligent
students
is not
affected
when they
are taught
with
average
students
.
Of course
, when there are weaker
students
in the
class
, the teacher may take longer to finish the lessons,
but
the standard curriculum
is designed
to incorporate these delays. On the flip side,
separating
students
may
further
lower the grades of
average
students
. When all the
students
in the
class
are
average
, they lose the motivation to work harder. What’s more, when
average
or weak
students
are taught
separately
, it will
make
them feel inferior and affect their
performance
.
After all
, nobody wants to
be labeled
as less
intelligent
or average.
To conclude
, there is no real merit to
separating
students
on the basis of their academic ability. This practice is unlikely to
improve
the
performance
of bright sides
but
it will definitely affect the grades of
average
students
.