> They will respond by demanding the schools provide more resources so their kids can excel. Right? Why would any parent want other kids in their class to be d

> They will respond by demanding the schools provide more resources so their kids can excel. Right? Why would any parent want other kids in their class to be dumber so their kid is magically "smarter"? They want their child to grow up to be a competent person who is capable of competing in the world at large, not a wave-through at a "progressive" school. Parents recognize that their children will be competing with the entire world for jobs, and easily see the folly of such a policy. Such policy really does seem actively hostile toward the goals of such parents. For a group of educators to suggest that the solution is to do away with "mean grades and homework" is like saying, "We all know that you're kid isn't going succeed in advanced classes so let's not even pretend that they will."