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From https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-06-12-the-risks-and-rewards-of-getting-rid-of-grade-levels

Bing Wang writes about her school's language department transition to proficiency-based placement and teaching. Students at Latin School of Chicago are placed each year according to their proficiency level rather than on completion of the previous year; the pacing of each course is increasingly based on students' requests for more time, for example, to practice essay writing on a given topic. She writes, "The model guides teachers in organizing instruction around proficiency goals that are aligned with the students’ abilities. These goals also make it easier for students to check in their own learning and see a purpose in practices that we do everyday. The model also prompts teachers to prioritize learners’ needs over efficiency and convenience."

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