To be sad ds has been 'moved down a table'

[Givinguph0pe]

Ds is 6 and a half and in year 2.
In his own words he's been moved from the 'smart table to the not smart but not stupid table.'

I'm not hugely surprised as I don't think he's as bright as the children in the top ability group - except perhaps for numeracy. I feel stupidly sad though, especially as it seems to have knocked ds's confidence.

It makes no sense does it Between? If a child has to move down before another moves up, you have equal size groups (usually 5 of them) and differentiation is by task and by group then I'm not sure it's possible to be meeting the needs of all the children.

And 'maths' and 'literacy' are such broad terms, that fixed grouping doesn't really allow for children to have strengths and weaknesses within those.

You are right a child that cant count maybe a whizz at weights and measures, same for say telling the time. So a child in a 1b generally maybe able to do 3b clock work but wont be given it because the other tick boxes are holding them back.

Atenco very kind

Totally agree Rafals - so a child can only approve if conveniently another has got worse? Nah. I teach y6 and ive seen the children rip themselves apart because they're 'the thick ones' or in 'the thick group' and their confidence to even try is just rock bottom, it honestly breaks my heart that they're 11 and they've already decided that they're no good at school. That's why I just can't have groups, I can't have a child feeling they're 'the worst' because what use is that to anyone?

Equally within a group it's dangerous to assume that because one child gets it, they all do.

And whilst I don't have my HA children teach/support my LA children, I am aware that they set a good example with their learning behaviours eg. how to deal with challenge, overcoming difficulties etc.

I love teaching, I could talk about it all day! It's bloody hard though!