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[quote=Anonymous]It's not racist to acknowledge that children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds come to preschool less prepared.  While of course there are kids who love in SFH who have learning disabilities or need additional help, too, the issue is how prevalent and thorough school preparedness is among different SES families.  sorry, but the correlation between low SES and less prepared kids is strong and wel-documented.

I've heard the principal comment on the challenges posed by kids who enter the school not speaking English or are entering a school setting for the first time.  It's knee-jerk stupidity to try to wave these challenges away.  As a progressive, I'm embarrassed by people like you because you make people who are left of center sound like idiots.

Section 8 kids are as entitled to education as any others.  The problem arises when their needs for additional support means that children who come into K with phonemic awareness, phonics or even reading already are given proportionately less attention.  The solution is obvious -- hire more teaching staff in the early grades. [/quote]

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