Discipline and Tracking-Tommy McMahon

Personally, I'm still split on the whole of tracking. On one hand, it's easy to tell where kids are going, and what mental level they are at. However, the whole thing can be very demoralizing. For example, I myself once had an IEP, since preschool actually, but I never found out until 8th grade. When my teacher told me I needed to take an extra class to help for it, I was distraught. I'd felt as if in that moment, I was no longer normal (It didn't help as she said "Learning Disability" instead of IEP first.). But, that can go either way. It can also give the kids an idea to push themselves harder.