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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are always going to be parents who are looking to place their kids in tougher courses then they belong in but the majority of parents get it right or listen to Teacher feedback. We are in an LI program and have watched as the class has shrunk. we know a good number of the kids left for the Gen Ed program because something about the LI program was not working for them.  The class has shrunk by 1/3 and only a handful have been due to moves or leaving for the Center.

I get that there are the cluesless parents who think a kid with a 30% on the iReady might belong in Advanced Math but [b]I would suggest that that parent is an outlier[/b]. I would also guess that the parents who are focused on AAP as a status thing would be more likely to place their kid in LLIV. If the program becomes less about status and more about a regular placement, the status issue diminishes and more parents will make better, informed choices.

And yes, I could be naive, but it seems to work at our school with LI. I suspect that it works because people don't see it as being a big deal to be in LI vs Gen Ed. I occasionally hear some parents say that Gen Ed is seen as lesser but they are focused on the fact that there are Cultural events based on the language at the school that they think single out the Gen Ed kids. The events are open to everyone and are held in English but there are language components and cultural components that are taught as part of the LI program. [/quote]

No.  Parents overestimate and underestimate their kids.  That's why the admissions process exists, because parents are the wrong judge of their child's academic capabilities.[/quote]

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