How to Make Mastery Work When You Have a Class of 30 Students

The key to making mastery work when you've got a class of 30 students is starting from day one. Carlton did and Bloom and pretty much every successful implementation of a mastery model around the world, what they did was to have non-grade settings. Every child can learn at pace - it's just that they're not being taught the right stuff. So there are things that can be fixed that ensure that every single child can learn every single thing. The overwhelming majority of children with special educational needs can learn all of these mathematical ideas as long as it's sequenced properly"