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[quote=Anonymous]I have a child with an IEP. One of the reasons we left DCPS is because it became blatantly clear to me that they weren't trying to teach him the curriculum. They decided that because of his disabilities he just wasn't able to learn and they were fine just passing him from grade to grade. The thing is with almost minimal intervention, he IS very much capable and can learn. He is doing very well now in a different school district. He is an AP math class and has all As. It's almost like DCPS wants to shove certain kids in the corner and doesn't give a damn about them.

I do have a problem with the girls mom from the CNN article. Perhaps she also has a learning disability, and it's that the case I'll admit to being wrong. But it sounds like she has been here for close to 20 years and hasn't even learned conversational English. I think when your children are being raised in a society that communicates in English, you owe it to them to be able to communicate with teachers, doctors, police, whomever. I say this as an immigrant myself. I didn't even speak English when I came to the US at the age of 21. Yes, it was hard and I didn't have a crutch of living among a Hispanic community where I could get by without having to learn English. [/quote]

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