Should Tracking be Eliminated?

I think that because "tracking" really describes a huge topic, it's hard to choose just one side of the argument. While some forms of tracking are blatantly racist, like automatically placing minority students in regular classes, and majority students in honors classes, other forms of tracking really are designed to help each and every student regardless of his or her race. I don't feel that the solution to this issue would be to get rid of tracking all together, but instead to take away the negative connotations that go with the labeling of "regular" and "honors" classes, and actually place kids where they will do best. This method will help everyone the most, as teachers won't have to teach to "the middle" of the class, not helping the students who don't understand the material, or those who understood it right away. Furthermore, the "higher achieving" students won't be held back by the other students, and nobody will be intimidated by anybody else. By catering lessons to more similar groups of students, every child will improve and learn more. While students should never be tracked based on their race or socioeconomic status, there isn't an issue with grouping them by ability if it will help everyone in the long run.