My 5th grades has been put into a combo class with 4th
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Well, some of the bad things about that are that the work will be different for each grade and you will have to teach seperately which could take away from some learning time. But on the plus side, the 4th graders will be able to adapt to the 5th graders behavior and they will already know what is expected of them next year. Hopefully the older kids will set a good example and help the younger.
My son has been in a 6th,7th,and 8th grade class for all of 7th and staarting 8th. It is a great experience and there is more help when they can help eachother with whatever the class is working on. I'm all for it !!!
I think that a child in a mixed grade classroom has a distinct advantage over a child who is not. The best way to solidify knowledge is by teaching is to others. Your child will have a greater understanding of the material and a greater compassion for others as they work with other younder children.
My son is in a Montessori school which traditionally groups 3 age/grade levels together. I would agree with cocoflower that the younger kids do learn from the older ones, and the older ones cement what they know and become more confident by teaching the younger ones. It seems to work in that environment.
its a good experiment and i think its worth giving it a try since you never know what can come out of it.if your child matches up that will be great but then you shd be allowed to pull her out if it doesnt work for both of you
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