Provocative thought for the day: Why are children in schools grouped by age first? Why not ability?

We're big fans of Sir Ken Robinson and his efforts to bring more of a focus on creativity to education around the world.  His presentations are always stimulating, and this RSA-animated presentation (love the learning methodology!!) that made me go: "Wow, why didn't I think of that?" when he asked (among other things) why we organize schools around the age of children. Why not group them based on ability? Then perhaps we could avoid multiple tracks per age.

What insights does the presentation create for you?

 

Comments

[Mary Nelson]

This is very good information - how can we get others on board with this?