Enforcing the same learning on all students, as some have mistakenly advocated on the basis of "standards," slows down the most capable students and leaves behind those already struggling, creates inappropriate limitations on what students can accomplish, and in effect, dumbs down teaching and learning.
~ Richard Beach, Amanda Haertling Thein & Allen Webb (Authors of Teaching to Exceed the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards: Literacy Practices Approach for 6 - 12 Classrooms)
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