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50 Years of ERIC
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Agne, Karen – Educational Horizons, 1999
Suggests that the trend toward detracking and inclusion in schools is socio-politically motivated. Rebuts arguments that tracking is racist and damages self-esteem and identifies harmful effects of heterogeneous grouping. Concludes that tracking and ability grouping have a place in education. (SK)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Age Groups, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
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Agne, Karen – Educational Horizons, 1998
Argues that full inclusion does not allow each student to progress at an individual rate. Asserts that there is a place for portfolios, cooperative learning, and authentic assessment as well as for standardized tests, memorization, and other traditional methods. (SK)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Inclusive Schools
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Agne, Karen – Educational Horizons, 1996
Looks at the effects of fear in the classroom and offers suggestions for teachers in dealing with the issue: self-acceptance, other-orientation, trust, patience, self-awareness, and journal writing. (JOW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Fear, School Phobia, Teacher Role