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(...)Mixed or heterogeneous ability or achievement groups offer several advantages:- less able pupils are at reduced risk of being stigmatized and exposed to a “dumbed-down” curriculum;- teachers’ expectations for all pupils are maintained at higher levels;- opportunities for more able students to assist less able peers in learning can be realized.Teachers asked to teach in a “de-tracked” system will require training, materials and support that are largely lacking in today’s schools.Administrators seeking to “detrack” existing programs will require help in navigating the difficult political course that lies ahead of them.FonteEm muitas circunstâncias estas "óbvias" vantagens não passam de enunciados retóricos e escondem uma profunda hipocrisia.Reconheça-se, no entanto, que a constituição temporária de grupos de nível em algumas matérias requer a consideração e o tratamento de um alargado conjunto de variáveis, para que estes alunos "que mais precisam" não fiquem com menos, mas justamente com mais.