With all due respect that's an awful idea. Who gets to decide what tier a student is in? A test? How does a student who's in the "slow" tier get into the "brigh

With all due respect that's an awful idea. Who gets to decide what tier a student is in? A test? How does a student who's in the "slow" tier get into the "bright" tier if they feel they've been miscategorized? You might be surprised, but that's no different than it is now, actually, in the school district that I went to and my brother is now in. If he wants to get into the AP classes in high school, he has to be in the advanced classes in middle school that put him a year ahead over the already slow curriculum. If you don't jump into the right stream of classes early on, you're screwed later if you decide "hey, I think I can work harder and learn more." You'll be a year behind everyone else. What we need is classes that move quickly, classes that move slowly, and the ability to move /freely/ in between without stigma. That, and higher standards for /everyone/.