Tracking- Jonathan

I think that tracking should be eliminated from schools, because I think that tracking either involves the use of pre-assumptions or makes no room for improvement. I think that students need mobility between classes because sometimes by not doing well in one class, the student is automatically left in the lower track. By being able to make one's own schedules or move between classes one is able to excel in the subjects they are good at, and try harder in the classes they are not as good at. Even more, tracking is usually decided by an individual's performance during a test, however if one is not a good test taker they are automatically put in a lower track, because of their actions during a 45 minute assessment. Later those 45 minutes would decide how colleges look at them, and by seeing that they are in a lower track of classes, they risk the chance of not going to a good college. I also think that in lower tracks, people risk not being given the attention they need, and sadly teachers think lower of them compared to those who are in the advanced set of classes. Hence, I think schools should eliminate tracking because once put in a lower track from one class, students are usually stuck in that track for all their classes. Thus, students should be given mobility, because although they might not do as well in one class, they might strive in another. So tracking should be eliminated, in exchange for a a schedule which incorporates the strengths and weaknesses of a student, so they may strive and be challenged in the according subjects. Lastly, mobility is the most important aspect so students can express their intelligence without being judged harshly or incorrectly, by race or any other stereotype, but rather by their intelligence and performance in that class.