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If we didn't educate students in "batches", how would their social development differ?

If we stopped educating students in "batches" (a reference from Sir Ken Robinson's "Changing Education Paradigms" TED talk), how would their sociological development change? Rather than classifying them by "date of manufacture" what if we organized them according to learning styles and abilities depending on the subject, how would that affect them socially in comparison to students currently? Would students be embarrassed to be in a class with younger and/or older peers? Would the differences in level of maturity and range of social skills make learning in this kind of model more difficult? Would this system help students to be more open with their peers, no matter their age? Would it also help reduce agism in the education system and possibly the world? Ultimately, would it be a worth while investment to experiment with this model on a larger scale?

Additional questions, answers, opinions or any other sort of comments are welcome! I'm a Canadian high school student who is curious about education and I would appreciate anything you have to offer on the topic.

Cheers, Jake Frackson

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    Robert Winner 50+

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    Aug 28 2012: I think I can address social development and education all at once. Develop a master course map that identifies all subjects with pre requisites. Develop modules and successful completion of a module (based on competent / non-competent tests) would allow you to progress at your speed of learning while staying with your peer group for social development. If you really excell at math then you could complete high school requirements in maybe two years and go to the college level modules. Computer monitoring would monitor you module completion and guide you into a balanced course management. All math and no english or science does not make a rounded student.

    If this were an accepted educational system then the merge of high school and college could .. could ... occur. There is a need for labs and interaction among students at specific levels . age is not a consideration ... you earn your place in the labs or practicums.

    We have the technology to make this occur through on line, and computer resources.

    I have mapped this out and have had it evaluated and accepted as a valid educational application. The problem was to assign rubricks to each module that would incorporate college standards and academic requirements. That would require that all course modules to be approved to the highst levels.

    Just a thought. Feedback>

    Bob.

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