Blog #7
Cassie Abatecola
Oakes writes about the concept that tracking suppresses students' potential by preventing students from entering rigorous learning opportunities and reinforcing biases and stereotypes. Oakes calls schools to reform or eliminate tracking systems and maintain policies that provide all students of the same background and perceived ability with equal access to demanding curricula, high expectations, and assistance they require. The article therefore encourages embracing an equitable, inclusive education system that develops individual strengths of every student and steers them to opportunities of future success, rather than chanting them into assumed study paths.
I like how you summed up the article at the end of this, sometimes schools avoid providing the same opportunities and materials for every student and I believe with the plan to eliminate student tracking would benefit the students as a whole.
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